Prodigal

Chamber's Etymological of the English Language · 1895 · p. 410
prod'i-gaf, adj. wasteful lavish pro proposal -11. Proff'efer [Fr. projerer—L. fuse —it. one who thiow*. aw.iv from him profera pto, forward, and fero, E Bear] waster: a spendthrift, -adr' Prod'lgally, taste- Proficience. pro lUh'ens, Proficiency, pro-fish'- fully (Lit. 'driving forth or awax,’ Fr---L cn-si, n. state of being ptoJh.ii nt improvement prodigus —prod go, to drive away, squander — in anything. pro, for i h or away, and ago, to drive Proficient, pio-fish'cnt, ad/, competent thor- Prodigality, prod-i-gul'i-ti, n state or quality of oughly qualified — one who has made cir a being prodigal extravagance, profu’-i m sidcrablc advancement in anything an adept. Prodigious, pro-dij'us, adj like a ptw.i^y aston- —adv. Proficiently, [Iprofciens, -ent is, ishing enormous monstrous — odtge objci'i without foreshortening. v.t to draw m ~ L. Prodrgvun, a prophetic sign profile [It. proftIp.Fr profit)—b pro, and Produce, pro-dfts', v to lead or bring forum rd flum, a thread, outline.] to bear to exhibit to yield to cause grow Profit, prof'll, n gain thf gain resulting from the to extend. « Producer. (I. producer. -duct us employment of capital advantage benefit: impro forward, and dm. o, to had Sec Duke prove ment —v to benefit or be of advantage Produce, pfodus, that which is produced proto to improve to gain advantage to duct, proceeds. teceive ptofit U> improve 10 be of advantage Producible, pro-dtis'i-kl, adj that may be proto bring good. (Fr. — L. prefectns, progre , duced: that may he generated or made: hut advance profeio, profetum, to make progre . may be exhibited. ~ u Produc lblonefiS See Proficient
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