"pro-" meaning in Latin

See pro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: [prɔ] [Classical-Latin], [pro] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈproː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈprɔː] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: prō- [canonical], pro- [canonical], prōd- [alternative], por- [alternative], ꝓ- [alternative, Medieval-Latin, abbreviation]
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-. Synchronically served as the prefix counterpart to the preposition prō. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*pro-<id:forward>|id=forward|pos=prefix}}, {{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
  2. forward direction, forward movement
    downward and forward movement
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-9RJuZq-P
  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 using catfix, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 2 2 24 10 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 1 16 20 1 5 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 0 2 2 25 10 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 18 20 1 4 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 1 27 11 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 22 23 1 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs: 2 2 3 3 34 40 4 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 3 5 33 35 4 17
  6. bringing into being, forth, or into the open Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-T9zDmYzd Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 2 2 24 10 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 1 16 20 1 5 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 0 2 2 25 10 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 18 20 1 4 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 1 27 11 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 22 23 1 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs: 2 2 3 3 34 40 4 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 3 5 33 35 4 17
  7. (temporally) prior, fore- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-tLUZ62Z6
  8. advantage Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pro--la-prefix-fbBVilza Categories (other): Latin entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs: 2 2 3 3 34 40 4 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 3 5 33 35 4 17
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*per-",
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      "expansion": "",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *pro-",
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    },
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        "3": "*pro-"
      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-. Synchronically served as the prefix counterpart to the preposition prō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prō-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pro-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prōd-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "por-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ꝓ-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Medieval-Latin",
        "abbreviation"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "la",
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "head": "pro-"
      },
      "expansion": "pro-",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "text": "prō- + clīvus + -is → prōclīvis"
        },
        {
          "text": "prōd- + eō → prōdeō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + gradior → prōgredior",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "forward direction, forward movement"
      ],
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          "forward",
          "forward#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "prō- + flīgō + -ō → prōflīgō"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + terō → prōterō",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "forward direction, forward movement",
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          "forward",
          "forward#English"
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          "downward",
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        ],
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          "movement",
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        ]
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "prō- + pugnō → prōpugnō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + tegō → prōtegō",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "action directed forward or in front"
      ],
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        ],
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          "front",
          "front#English"
        ]
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    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "prō- + *mineō → prōmineō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + pendeō → prōpendeō",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "prominence"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "prominence",
          "prominence#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "0 2 2 24 10 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 1 16 20 1 5 4 4",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "text": "prō- + clāmō → prōclāmō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + loquor → prōloquor",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "in place of, on behalf of"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "place",
          "place#English"
        ],
        [
          "behalf",
          "behalf#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "prō- + creō → prōcreō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + gignō → prōgignō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + *olēs → prōlēs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + emō → prōmō",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bringing into being, forth, or into the open"
      ],
      "id": "en-pro--la-prefix-T9zDmYzd",
      "links": [
        [
          "being",
          "being#English"
        ],
        [
          "forth",
          "forth#English"
        ],
        [
          "open",
          "open#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "pro- + avus → proavus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + rogō → prōrogō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + videō → prōvideō",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prior, fore-"
      ],
      "id": "en-pro--la-prefix-tLUZ62Z6",
      "links": [
        [
          "prior",
          "prior#English"
        ],
        [
          "fore-",
          "fore-#English"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(temporally) prior, fore-"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "prō- + cūrō → prōcūrō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + faciō → prōficiō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō(d)- + sum → prōsum",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "advantage"
      ],
      "id": "en-pro--la-prefix-fbBVilza",
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          "advantage",
          "advantage#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[prɔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pro]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈproː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈprɔː]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pro-"
}
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    "Latin entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin prefixes",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (before)",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        {
          "text": "prō- + gradior → prōgredior",
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        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + pendeō → prōpendeō",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + loquor → prōloquor",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in place of, on behalf of"
      ],
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        [
          "place",
          "place#English"
        ],
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          "behalf",
          "behalf#English"
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        "(prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of"
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        {
          "text": "prō- + creō → prōcreō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + gignō → prōgignō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + *olēs → prōlēs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + emō → prōmō",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bringing into being, forth, or into the open"
      ],
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          "being",
          "being#English"
        ],
        [
          "forth",
          "forth#English"
        ],
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          "open",
          "open#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "text": "pro- + avus → proavus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + rogō → prōrogō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + videō → prōvideō",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "prior, fore-"
      ],
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        [
          "prior",
          "prior#English"
        ],
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          "fore-",
          "fore-#English"
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        "(temporally) prior, fore-"
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        "morpheme"
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        {
          "text": "prō- + cūrō → prōcūrō",
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        },
        {
          "text": "prō- + faciō → prōficiō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "prō(d)- + sum → prōsum",
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        }
      ],
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        "advantage"
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          "advantage",
          "advantage#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pro]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈproː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈprɔː]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pro-"
}

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