Etymology of the English word prospecting
the English word prospecting
derived from the English word prospect
derived 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 *per
derived from the Latin word spicere (look at, see)