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Where does “prodo” come from?

prodo (Sranan Tongo) comes from English proud, from Middle English proud, from Old English prūd, from Old French prod, from Late Latin prode, from Latin prosum, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

prodo (Sranan Tongo): decoration, ostentation; to dress up, especially...

Definitions

  1. decoration, ostentation; to dress up, especially...

Ancestry of “prodo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproudFeeling honoured ; feeling happy or satisfied...
2Middle Englishproud—
3Old Englishprūdproud
4Old FrenchprodAlternative form of pro
5Late Latinprodeprofitable, useful; useful; valuable
6LatinprosumI am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,...
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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