Where does “προσδόκιμος” come from?

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

προσδόκιμος (Ancient Greek): expected, looked for

Definitions

  1. expected, looked for

Ancestry of “προσδόκιμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροσδοκάωto expect, to expect that.
2Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprótitowards

Words derived from “προσδόκιμος”

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