Meanings
adjectiveprothetic (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesof, relating to, or involving prothesis
- not comparablehuman sciencesattached to the beginning of a word
Basque does not allow word-initial r-, adding a prothetic vowel in Latin and Romance loans (e.g. Bq. errege 'king' << Lat. regem)
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 10
Origin
- Ancient Greekπροθετικός
- Englishprothetic
From Ancient Greek προθετικός (prothetikós).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
German prothetisch, prosthetisch
- prothetischof, relating to, or involving prothesis
- prosthetischof, relating to, or involving prothesis
Italian prostetico
- prosteticoof, relating to, or involving prothesis
Portuguese protético
- protéticoof, relating to, or involving prothesis
Russian протети́ческий
- протети́ческий (protetíčeskij)of, relating to, or involving prothesis
Spanish protético, prostético
- protéticoof, relating to, or involving prothesis
- prostéticoof, relating to, or involving prothesis
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APA
prothetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prothetic
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“prothetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prothetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prothetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prothetic.
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