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prosperous (adj.)
[prosperous 词源字典]
early 15c., "tending to bring success," from
prosper
+
-ous
, or else from obsolete Middle French
prospereus
(15c.), from
prosperer
. The sense of "flourishing" is first recorded late 15c.
[prosperous etymology, prosperous origin, 英语词源]