Where does “πρόσταγμα” come from?

πρόσταγμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προστάσσω, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.

πρόσταγμα (Ancient Greek): an ordinance, command

Definitions

  1. an ordinance, command

Ancestry of “πρόσταγμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροστάσσωto place or post at a place
2Ancient Greekπροσ-motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
3Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótitowards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European próti →Every word from Ancient Greek πρός →Every word from Ancient Greek προσ- →