English
prosing
From prose + -ing.
Formed from prose + -ing
Latin ōrō ‘to speak as an orator’
Latin ōrātiō ‘a straightforward speech – i.e. without the…’
Latin prōsa ‘straightforward’
Old French prose
Middle English prose
English prose
Today it means
adj Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / prosing