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Where does “prothese” come from?

prothese (Dutch) comes from Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti.

prothese (Dutch): The act of artificially replacing a body part; A...

Definitions

  1. The act of artificially replacing a body part; A...

Ancestry of “prothese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprothesis—
2Ancient Greekπρόσθεσιςapplication; addition of a letter to the...
3Ancient Greekπροστίθημιto put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to...
4Ancient Greekπροσ-motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
5Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpróti—

Words derived from “prothese”

  • heupprothese
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