Prodigal

Morpheme

Prodigal

Type

free base

Denotation

lavish, squandering, wastefully extravagant, liberal, profuse

Etymology

French prodigal; Late Latin prodigalis, from prodigus, from prodigere, from pro + agere

Evidence

prodigal, prodigality, prodigals, prodigally

Notes

not related to Prodigy

See Also

pro-, Ige