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Where does “πρόλογος” come from?

πρόλογος (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

πρόλογος (Ancient Greek): the prologue of a play; one who recites the...

Definitions

  1. the prologue of a play; one who recites the...

Ancestry of “πρόλογος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πρόλογος”

  • prologue
  • prolog
  • prologuize
  • prologize
  • prologist
  • prologizer
  • prologuise
  • prologus
  • prólogo
  • prolog
  • prologe
  • prologue
  • prologue
  • prologo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →