"pro-" meaning in Latin

See pro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /pro/ [Classical-Latin], [prɔ] [Classical-Latin], /pro/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [pro] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), /proː/ [Classical-Latin], [proː] [Classical-Latin], /pro/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [prɔː] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: prō- [canonical], pro- [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-. Synchronically served as the prefix counterpart to the preposition prō. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|prō>for|id=forward}}, {{root|la|ine-pro|*per-|id=before}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*pro-}} Proto-Italic *pro-, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*pro-}} Proto-Indo-European *pro- Head templates: {{head|la|prefix|head=prō-}} prō-, {{head|la|prefix|head=pro-}} pro-
  1. forward direction, forward movement Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-iws05k3r Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 2 3 37 2 2 31
  2. forward direction, forward movement
    downward and forward movement
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-9RJuZq-P Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 2 3 37 2 2 31
  3. action directed forward or in front Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-HSm~kl9m
  4. prominence Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-s1l0D1dZ
  5. (prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-r7h1g~Dc Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 1 31 13 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 26 1 1 15 2 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 2 3 37 2 2 31
  6. bringing into being, forth, or into the open Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-T9zDmYzd
  7. (temporally) prior, fore- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-tLUZ62Z6
  8. advantage Tags: morpheme Synonyms: prōd- (prevocalic), por- [pre-Classical], ꝓ- [Medieval-Latin, abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-fbBVilza Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 1 31 13 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 26 1 1 15 2 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 2 3 37 2 2 31
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          "text": "prō- + *mineō → prōmineō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + pendeō → prōpendeō",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        },
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        "in place of, on behalf of"
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          "place",
          "place#English"
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        {
          "text": "prō- + *olēs → prōlēs",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "prō- + emō → prōmō",
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          "open",
          "open#English"
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        "(temporally) prior, fore-"
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          "_dis1": "4 5 1 1 18 2 2 67",
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          "text": "prō- + *olēs → prōlēs",
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          "text": "prō- + faciō → prōficiō",
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}

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