Latin
prōsum
‘be useful or profitable’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prōsum.
8 English words in this record descend from Latin prōsum, most familiar first.
- improve ← emprouwer ← prode ← prōdest
- proud ← prūd ← prod
- pride ← pryde ← prȳde ← prūd ← prod
- approve ← approuen ← aprouer
- prowess ← prowesse ← proeche ← preu ← prōde
- prude ← prōde ← prōdest
- prow ← prou ← prode ← prōdest
- prosit
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Etymograph / Latin prōsum