Etymology of the English word prospect
the English word
prospectderived from the Latin word
prospectus (view, sight)
derived from the Latin word
prospicere (foresee; see far off; watch for)
derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Latin word
spicere (look at, see)
derived from the Latin word
specere (to look at; look at, see)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-Date
The earliest known usage of prospect in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
prospector,
prospected,
prospectingDerivations in other languages
French
prospecter, French
prospectCognates
Dutch
prospektus, French
prospect, German
Prospekt, Norwegian
prospekt, Swedish
prospektUsage
Word found in Modern English
