Etymology

prodigality

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Today it means: Wasteful extravagance. Full definition →

Old French prodigalite ← Late Latin prodigalitas
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromprodigalitas
  2. Old French · derived fromprodigalite
  3. English todayprodigality

From prodigal + -ity, from Old French prodigalite, from Late Latin prodigalitas.

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