Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*pro-
6 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, most common first.
- approachTo come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
- fretEspecially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
- protrudeTo cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
- opprobriumA cause, object, or situation of disgrace or shame.
- for-Forth: prefixed to verbs to indicate a direction of 'away', 'off', 'forth'.
- prothesisThe prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).