Etymology of the Latin word proletarius
the Latin word
proletarius (lowest class citizen; proletarian; proletarian, of lowest class; common)
derived from the Latin word
proles (offspring, descendant; that springs by birth)
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
alere (feed, nourish, rear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Derivations in other languages
English
proletarian, French
prolétaire, Italian
proletario, Portuguese
proletário, Spanish
proletario
