prodigious
Meaning
Opposite of
conspicuous, different, egregious, exceptional, historic, interesting, memorable, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, remarkable, special, strange, unique, large
Synonyms
Translations
prodigioso
énorme
τεράστιος
prodigioso
kocaman
erstaunlich
kolossaal
prodigioso
prodigiós πελώριος καταπληκτικόςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈdɪd͡ʒəs/
Etymology
In summary
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Latin aiō Latin -ium Latin prōdigium Latin -ōsus Latin prōdigiōsusbor. Middle English prodigious English prodigious The adjective is derived from Late Middle English prodigious (“warning of disaster, portentous”), from Latin prōdigiōsus (“strange, unnatural; marvellous, wonderful, prodigious”), from prōdigium (“prophetic sign, omen, portent; prodigy, wonder”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of’ forming adjectives from nouns). Prōdigium is derived from prō- (prefix denoting a forward direction, something before or prior, or prominence) + aiō (“to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵ- (“to say”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The English word is analysable as prodigy + -ous. The adverb is derived from the adjective. Cognates * Catalan prodigiós * Middle French prodigieux (“portentous”) (modern French prodigieux) * Italian prodigioso * Portuguese prodigioso * Spanish prodigioso
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