prosper

/ˈprä-spər/

Middle English prosperen, borrowed from Anglo-French prosperer "to promote, foster, be fortunate or successful," borrowed from Latin prosperāre "to cause to succeed, further" (Medieval Latin also, in passive, "to be granted success, succeed"), verbal derivative of prosperus "agreeable to one's wishes, successful, prosperous

verb

  1. to succeed in an enterprise or activity; especially : to achieve economic success

  2. to become strong and flourishing

  3. to cause to succeed or thrive

biographical name

  1. Prosper 1803—1870 French writer