Etymology

pro-

Today it means: agreeing with; supporting; favouring Full definition →

Latin prō ← Proto-Italic *prō ← Proto-Indo-European *pró
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pro- · prefix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Italic*prō
  5. Latinprō
  6. English todaypro-

Derived from Latin prō (“in favor of, on behalf of”).

pro- · prefix2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. English todaypro-

Learned borrowing from Latin prō- (“forward direction, forward movement”).

pro- · prefix3

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. English todaypro-

Derived from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”).

Words from the same roots

Latinprō all →

profilepropurportprorateby Joveby Jupiterprocumbentpro dominopros and consprothallium

Latinprō- all →

purchasepurposepur-purflepurlieu

Ancient Greekπρό all →

prophylaxisprolactinprophyllprothalamion

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