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

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Etymology

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    From *pró (“toward, leading”).

    Prefix

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    *pro-[1]

    1. toward, forward

    Derived terms

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

    Descendants

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    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pro- (18 c, 0 e)
    • 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-[2]
      • Latin: pro- (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    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
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