Where does “προσδοκάω” come from?

προσδοκάω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.

προσδοκάω (Ancient Greek): to expect, to expect that.

Definitions

  1. to expect, to expect that.

Ancestry of “προσδοκάω”, step by step

προσδοκάω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprótitowards

via Ancient Greek δοκεύω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδοκεύωto watch

Words derived from “προσδοκάω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European próti →Every word from Ancient Greek πρός →