Etymograph

English

prociduous

Prociduous comes from Latin prociduus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprociduus1
  2. Englishtodayprociduous1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English prociduous

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprociduusWiktionary, English prociduous
  2. EnglishtodayprociduousWiktionary, English prociduous

Every English word from Latin prociduus

Today it means

adj droopy

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “prociduous”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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