pro-
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PrefixEdit
pro-
- similar to
Derived termsEdit
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ꝓ- (abbreviation, obsolete)
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Latin pro (“in favour of, on behalf of”).
PrefixEdit
pro-
- agreeing with; supporting; favouring
- substituting for
TranslationsEdit
prefix meaning supporting or favouring
Etymology 2Edit
From Latin pro- (“forward direction, forward movement”).
PrefixEdit
pro-
Etymology 3Edit
From Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”).
PrefixEdit
pro-
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TranslationsEdit
AntonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- pro- at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “pro-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “pro-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN. -- lists many derived terms
- “pro-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN. -- lists many derived terms
AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
pro-
- A Czech prefix, related in some senses to "through".
- Forms a perfective verb and makes the verb transitive, the direct object is related to money or time.
- pro- + pít (“to drink”) → propít (“to spend sth on drinking”)
- pro- + bulet → probulet
- pro- + podnikat → propodnikat
- pro- + večírkovat → provečírkovat
- (pro- + imperfective base + se) + direction forms a perfective verb and changes the sense of motion from literal to fictive.
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- pro-/prů- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
FrenchEdit
PrefixEdit
pro-
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ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin prō (“in front of”).
PrefixEdit
pro-
Derived termsEdit
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- prōd- (prevocalic)
- por- (ante-classical)
- ꝓ- (abbreviation, medieval)
EtymologyEdit
Combining form of prō (preposition).
PronunciationEdit
- pro
- prō
PrefixEdit
prō or pro
- forward direction, forward movement
- action directed forward or in front
- prominence
- (prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of
- bringing into being, forth, or into the open
- (temporally) prior, fore-
- advantage
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “pro-” on page 1,463/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin pro (“in favour of, on behalf of”).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
pro-
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SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *pro-.
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
pro-
- Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
- moving through
- pro- + sẹ́vati (“to radiate”) → prosẹ́vati (“to shine through”)
- moving through
Derived termsEdit
Category Slovene terms prefixed with pro- not found
SpanishEdit
PrefixEdit
pro-
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “pro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014