English
prosaicism
From prosaic + -ism.
Formed from prosaic + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to turn, to bend’
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Latin prorsus ‘straightforward, in prose’
Latin prosa ‘prose’
Medieval Latin prosaicus ‘in prose’
Middle French prosaïque
English prosaic
Today it means
noun The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.
Sources
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Etymograph / prosaicism