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Where does “prudire” come from?
prudire (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin prūriō, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.
Ancestry of “prudire”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
prūriō
to itch or tingle
2
Proto-Indo-European
prews-
to freeze; frost
Words derived from “prudire”
pruir
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