Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pro-

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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From *pró (toward, leading).

Prefix

*pro-

  1. toward, forward

Derived terms

Category Proto-Indo-European terms prefixed with *pro- not found

Descendants

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *pra-
  • Proto-Celtic: *ɸro- (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *fra- (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *pro-
    • Ancient Greek: προ- (pro-) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *pra- (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *pro-
    • Latin: pro- (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “pro, prō”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 813-815
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “prō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 489-490