Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pro-

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

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pro- (18 c, 0 e)

Proto-Balto-Slavic: *pra-
- Lithuanian: *pra-
- Proto-Slavic: *pro-
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

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “pro, prō”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 813-815
^ 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

[IEW-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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