PROSIT

Etymology

Interjection

prosit

Toast to indicate one is drinking someone's, or each other's, health.

Anagrams

• ripost, tripos

Source: Wiktionary


Pro"sit, interj. [L., 3d pers. sing. subj. present of prodesse to do good; pro for + esse to be.]

Definition: Lit., may it do (you) good; -- a salutation used in well wishing, esp. among Germans, as in drinking healths.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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