pro-

See also: -pro-, pro, Pro, Pro., and PRO

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ

Etymology 1

From Latin pro (in favour of, on behalf of).

Prefix

pro-

  1. agreeing with; supporting; favouring
  2. substituting for
Translations

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πρό (pró, before).

Prefix

pro-

  1. earlier; prior
  2. rudimentary
  3. in front of
Translations

Derived terms

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Anagrams


Czech

Prefix

pro-

  1. A Czech prefix, related in some senses to "through".

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • pro-/prů- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Italian

Prefix

pro-

  1. pro-

Derived terms

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Combining form of prō (preposition).

Pronunciation

prŏ
prō

Prefix

prō̆-

  1. forward direction, forward movement
    pro- + clīvus + -isproclīvis
    prōd- + prōdeō
    prō- + gradiorprōgredior
    1. downward and forward movement
      prō- + flīgō + prōflīgō
      prō- + terōprōterō
  2. action directed forward or in front
    prō- + pugnōprōpugnō
    prō- + tegōprōtegō
  3. prominence
    prō- + *mineōprōmineō
    prō- + pendeōprōpendeō
  4. (prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of
    prō- + clāmōprōclāmō
    prō- + loquorprōloquor
  5. bringing into being, forth, or into the open
    prō- + creōprōcreō
    prō- + gignōprōgignō
    prō̆- + *olēsprōlēs
    prō- + emōprōmō
  6. (temporally) prior, fore-
    pro- + avusproavus
    prō- + rogōprōrogō
    prō- + videōprōvideō
  7. advantage
    prō̆- + cūrōprō̆cūrō
    prō- + faciōprōficiō
    prō(d)- + sumprōsum

Derived terms

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References


Polish

Etymology

From Latin pro (in favour of, on behalf of).

Prefix

pro-

  1. pro-

Derived terms

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