Meanings
adjectivepro-war (comparative more pro-war, superlative most pro-war)
comparative more pro-war · superlative most pro-war
Origin
- Englishpro-
- Proto-Indo-European*wers-
- Proto-Germanic*werzaną
- Proto-West Germanic*werʀan
- Frankish*werʀ
- Early Medieval Latinwerra
- Old Northern Frenchguerre
- Old Englishwerre
- Middle Englishwerre
- Englishwar
- Englishpro-war
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 親戰 /亲战, 好戰 /好战
- 親戰 /亲战in favour of war
- 好戰 /好战 (hàozhàn)in favour of war
Finnish sotaa kannattava
- sotaa kannattavain favour of war
French pro-guerre
- pro-guerrein favour of war
Korean 호전
- 호전 (hojeon)in favour of war
Polish prowojenny
- prowojennyin favour of war
Russian провое́нный
- провое́нный (provojénnyj)in favour of war
Ukrainian провоє́нний
- провоє́нний (provojénnyj)in favour of war
Cite this entry
APA
pro-war. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro-war
MLA
“pro-war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro-war. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pro-war,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro-war.
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