| 【proud, pride】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "prode," and "prodesse." It carries the basic meaning of "profit," and "value." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "proud, pride"]
improve ****[1014] If something improves or if you improve it, it gets better.
improvement ****[2127] If there is an improvement in something, it becomes better. If you make improvements to something, you make it better.
pride ***[3355] Pride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good.
proud ****[1857] If you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done.
proudly **[4428] proud + ly
[WORD ROOT]root proud
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] pride, proud, prove
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) prode, prodesse
[MEANING]root profit, value
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【French】 prou [from Latin prode, base of Latin prodesse] profit
- 【Latin】 prodesse [prod + esse] be of value
- 【Latin】 prode advantageous, profitable
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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improve ★★★★[1014] verb from improve 〈 proud
【DEFINITION】 If something improves or if you improve it, it gets better.
【Declension/Conjugation】 improved, improved, improving, improves
【SYNONYM】 ameliorate, look up
【ROOTs】 ⑴ im(en); in, into ⑵ prove(proud); profit, value
【Etymology】 《French emprouwer》 [em-+prou] to turn to profit
【First Known Meaning】 to use to one's profit, to increase (income),
【DERIVATIVEs】 improvability, improvable, improvableness, improvably, improvement, improver, improvingly, improve
improvement ★★★★[2127] noun from improve 〈 proud
【DEFINITION】 If there is an improvement in something, it becomes better. If you make improvements to something, you make it better.
【pl.】 improvements
【COMPOSITION】 improve + ment
【ROOTs】 ⑴ im(en); in, into ⑵ prove(proud); profit, value ⑶ ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French emprouwer》 [em-+prou] to turn to profit
【DERIVATIVEs】 improvability, improvable, improvableness, improvably, improvement, improver, improvingly, improve
pride ★★★[3355] noun from pride
【DEFINITION】 Pride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good.
【pl.】 prides
【ROOTs】 proud; pride
【Etymology】 《Latin prodesse》 [prod + esse] be of value
【First Known Meaning】 excessive self-esteem
【DERIVATIVEs】 pride, prideful, pridefully, proud, proudly, proudness
proud ★★★★[1857] adjective
【DEFINITION】 If you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; proud < prouder < proudest
【SYNONYM】 arrogant
【ROOTs】 proud; pride
【Etymology】 《Latin prode》 advantageous, profitable
【DERIVATIVEs】 pride, prideful, pridefully, proud, proudly, proudness
proudly ★★[4428] adverb from proud
【DEFINITION】 proud + ly
【COMPOSITION】 proud + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ proud; pride ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin prode》 advantageous, profitable
【DERIVATIVEs】 pride, proud, proudly, proudness
Other words containing "proud, pride"; improvability, improvable, improvableness, improvably, improver, improvingly, prideful, pridefully, proudness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
propri
prob
proach, proxim-
priv
prince
prime-
prem-, -prim-, press-, print-
pres-, present
prehend
preti-, preci-, prais
