Etymology

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Today it means: a skirmisher cavalry unit used in an Ancient Greek army for scouting ahead of the main force Full definition →

Ancient Greek πρόδρομος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρόδρομος“forerunner”
  2. English todayprodromos

From Ancient Greek πρόδρομος (pródromos, “forerunner”).

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