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pro⋅sit
[Eng. proh-sit, -zit] 
–interjection
| (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions). |
Also, prost.
Origin:
1840–50; < G < L: lit., may it benefit, 3rd person sing. pres. subj. of prodesse to be beneficial
1840–50; < G < L: lit., may it benefit, 3rd person sing. pres. subj. of prodesse to be beneficial
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| pro·sit (prōst, prō'zĭt) interj. Used as a toast to someone's health while drinking. [German, from Latin prōsit, may it benefit, third person sing. subjunctive of prōdesse, to benefit; see proud.] |
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Prosit
Pro"sit\, interj. [L., 3d pers. sing. subj. present of prodesse to do good; pro for + esse to be.] Lit., may it do (you) good; -- a salutation used in well wishing, esp. among Germans, as in drinking healths.
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Language Translation for : prosit
Spanish:
suplicar,
German:
bitten,
Japanese:
懇願する
prosit
1846, toast or expression wishing good health (from 16c., famously a drinking pledge by Ger. students), from L., lit. "may it advantage (you)," third person sing. present subjunctive of prodesse "to do good, be profitable," from pro- "for" + esse "to be."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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