Etymology

prosth-

Today it means: Placed before, added. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις ← Proto-Indo-European *próti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*próti
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρόσθεσις“addition”
  3. English todayprosth-

From Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”), from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁ti (“to be putting, to be placing”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρόσθεσις all →

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Proto-Indo-European*próti all →

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