Prodigy

Morpheme

Prodigy

Type

free base

Denotation

genius, sign, portent, something extraordinary, omen, monster

Etymology

Middle English prodige; Old French prodige and Latin prodigium, from pro + -igium, possibly but unconfirmed from aio + -ium

Evidence

prodigies, prodigious, prodigiously, prodigiousness

Notes

not related to prodigal

See Also

pro-