Where does “πρόγονος” come from?
πρόγονος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προγίγνομαι, 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.
πρόγονος (Ancient Greek): forefather, ancestor
Ancestry of “πρόγονος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | προγίγνομαι | to come forward; to be born before, exist before |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |