prosper
/pˈɹɒspə/PRO-spur
/pˈɹɑspɚ/PRAH-spur
Meaningto go as hoped
Common meaning: to do well
- proforward; forth
- sperto hope; hopeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1740 · scan
‘forward’ + ‘to hope’ → prosper
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin spērō; spēs ‘to hope; hope’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry spērō, p. 1740 · dictionary scan
Roots
- spērō; spēs Latin “to hope; hope”
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