προ-

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See also: προ, πρό, and πρό-

Ancient Greek

Etymology

See πρό (pró).

Prefix

προ- • (pro-)

  1. (with substantives)
    1. (denotes position before or in front)
      Examples: πρόδομος (pródomos), προάστειον (proásteion), πρόθυρον (próthuron), προπύλαια (propúlaia)
    2. (denotes priority of rank, order)
      Examples: πρόεδρος (próedros), προεδρία (proedría), προάγων (proágōn), πρόλογος (prólogos), προοίμιον (prooímion), προπάτωρ (propátōr)
    3. (denotes standing in another's place)
      Examples: πρόμαντις (prómantis), πρόξενος (próxenos)
  2. (with adjectives)
    1. (denotes proximity, readiness)
      Examples: πρόχειρος (prókheiros), πρόθυμος (próthumos), πρόφρων (próphrōn)
    2. (denotes a coming forth)
      Examples: προθέλυμνος (prothélumnos), πρόρριζος (prórrhizos)
    3. (denotes prematureness)
      Examples: πρόμοιρος (prómoiros), πρόωρος (próōros)
    4. (denotes intensity)
      Examples: πρόπας (própas), πρόπαρ (própar), προπάροιθε (propároithe), πρόκακος (prókakos), πρόπαλαι (própalai)
  3. (with verbs)
    1. (of place) before, forwards
      Examples: προβαίνω (probaínō), προβάλλω (probállō), προτίθημι (protíthēmi), προκινδυνεύω (prokinduneúō), προμάχομαι (promákhomai)
    2. forth, publicly
      Examples: προέλκω (proélkō), προφέρω (prophérō), προγράφω (prográphō), προειπεῖν (proeipeîn), προκεῖμαι (prokeîmai)
    3. before one, away
      Examples: προδίδωμι (prodídōmi), προΐημι (proḯēmi)
    4. before, in preference
      Examples: προαιροῦμαι (proairoûmai), προτιμάω (protimáō)
    5. before, beforehand, of foresight
      Examples: προαισθάνομαι (proaisthánomai), προγίγνομαι (progígnomai), προκαταλαμβάνω (prokatalambánō), προνοέω (pronoéō), προοράω (prooráō)

Usage notes

With this prefix, a rough breathing of the second word can be carried over to the initial π:

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms prefixed with προ-

Descendants

  • Greek: προ- (pro-)

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Prefix

προ- • (pro-) or πρό-

  1. pre-, pro- (before, in front of)
    ‎προ- (pro-) + ‎ειδοποιώ (eidopoió, “to inform”) → ‎προειδοποιώ (proeidopoió, “to forewarn”)
    ‎προ- (pro-) + ‎γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”) → ‎προγιαγιά (progiagiá, “great-grandmother”)
    ‎προ- (pro-) + ‎τελευταίος (teleftaíos, “last, ultimate”) → ‎προτελευταίος (proteleftaíos, “before the last, penultimate”)
  2. protect
    ‎προ- (pro-) + ‎φυλάσσω (fylásso, “keep safe”) → ‎προφυλάσσω (profylásso, “protect”)
  3. something done publicly
  4. (only colloquially, in repetition) before the one before
    ‎προ- (pro-) + ‎προγιαγιά (progiagiá, “great-grandmother”) → ‎προπρογιαγιά (proprogiagiá, “great great-grandmother”)
    ‎προ- (pro-) + ‎προτελευταίος (proteleftaíos, “before the last, penultimate”) → ‎προπροτελευταίος (proproteleftaíos, “second before last, antepenultimate”)
    and learnedly, with αντι- (anti-): αντιπροτελευταίος (antiproteleftaíos)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with προ-
Greek terms prefixed with πρό-

Further reading

  • προ- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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