Etymology

protasis

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Today it means: The first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced. Full definition →

Late Latin protasis ← Ancient Greek πρότασις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρότασις
  2. Late Latin · derived fromprotasis
  3. English todayprotasis

From Late Latin protasis, from Ancient Greek πρότασις (prótasis), from προτείνω (proteínō, “put forward, tender, propose”), from πρό (pró) + τείνω (teínō, “stretch”).

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