Etymograph

English

prosit

Prosit comes from German prosit ‘cheers’, from Latin prōsit ‘may it be good’, and ultimately from sum ‘to be’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsum1‘to be’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōsum2‘be good’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōsit2‘may it be good’
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentprosit3‘cheers’
  5. Englishtodayprosit3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin prosum
  2. 2 Wiktionary, German prosit
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English prosit

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsumWiktionary, Latin prosum‘to be’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōsumWiktionary, German prosit‘be good’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōsitWiktionary, German prosit‘may it be good’
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentprositWiktionary, English prosit‘cheers’
  5. EnglishtodayprositWiktionary, English prosit

Linked words

through Latin sum ‘to be’

future, present, essential, presence, absence, absent, entity, 12 more

through Latin prōsum ‘be good’

improve, proud, pride, approve, prowess, prude, prow

Today it means

intj Toast to indicate one is drinking to someone's, or to each other's, health.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “prosit”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin prosum, German prosit. 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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