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Where does “προτρεπτικός” come from?

προτρεπτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προτρέπω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

προτρεπτικός (Ancient Greek): hortatory

Definitions

  1. hortatory

Ancestry of “προτρεπτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροτρέπωto urge on
2Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
3Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “προτρεπτικός”

  • protreptic
  • protreptical
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