prosperity English · revision 15016

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1200|origins=la prosperus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /prɒˈsper.ə.ti/, US /prɑːˈsper.ə.t̬i/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|prosperite]], [[bor|fro|prosperité]] and directly [[la|prosperitās|t=good fortune]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|la|prosperus|t=favourable, doing well]] (see [[prosper]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A flourishing condition, good fortune, wealth: about 1200 in Etymonline, before 1225 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Prosperities, prosperous circumstances, are recorded from 1340.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1200 – prosperity.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1340 – prosperities.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The condition of being prosperous; success or wealth.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[prosper]]

+ * [[prosperous]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}