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

    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)

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    Further reading