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Where does “προσθετικός” come from?

προσθετικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti.

προσθετικός (Ancient Greek): adding, repletive; furthering; advancing

Definitions

  1. adding, repletive; furthering; advancing

Ancestry of “προσθετικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόσθεσιςapplication; addition of a letter to the...
2Ancient Greekπροστίθημιto put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to...
3Ancient Greekπροσ-motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
4Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpróti—

Words derived from “προσθετικός”

  • prosthetic
  • periprosthetic
  • bioprosthetic
  • neuroprosthetic
  • prosthetically
  • endoprosthetic
  • neuroprosthetics
  • retroprosthetic
  • transprosthetic
  • nonprosthetic
  • electroneuroprosthetic
  • prostheticist
  • interprosthetic
  • subprosthetic
  • keratoprosthetic
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