Etymology

prospectus

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Today it means: A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer. Full definition →

French prospectus ← Latin prospectus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromprospectus
  2. French · borrowed fromprospectus“a prospectus”
  3. English todayprospectus

From French prospectus (“a prospectus”), borrowed from Latin prospectus. Doublet of prospect and prospekt.

Words from the same roots

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