Etymology

pro-sentence

Today it means: A function word or expression that substitutes for a whole sentence whose content is recoverable from the context. Full definition →

English sentence ← Latin prō ← Proto-Italic *prō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Italic*prō
  5. Latinprō
  6. Englishpro-
  7. Englishsentence
  8. English todaypro-sentence

From pro- + sentence.

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