myEtymology.com: English etymology of prospectus

Etymology of the English word prospectus

the English word prospectus

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)

derived from the Latin word specere (to look at; look at, see)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *spek-

The earliest known usage of prospectus in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English