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prudentia.

discretion; good sense, wisdom; prudence; foresight;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pruːˈdɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[pruˈdɛn.t͡si.a]

  1. acquaintance, knowledge, skilfulness

    declension-1

  2. sagacity, prudence, discretion, discreetness

    declension-1

  3. foresight

    declension-1

  4. wisdom

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin prōvideō Latin prōvidēns Latin prūdēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin prūdentia From prūdēns + -ia. Compare prōvidentia.

adj[pruːˈdɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[pruˈdɛn.t͡si.a]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of prūdēns

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin prōvideō Latin prōvidēns Latin prūdēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin prūdentia From prūdēns + -ia. Compare prōvidentia.

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