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 — towards.

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Definitions

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

Ancestry of “prothese”, step by step

prothese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prothesis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	prothesis	prothesis
2	Ancient Greek	πρόσθεσις	application; addition of a letter to the...
3	Ancient Greek	προστίθημι	to put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to...
4	Ancient Greek	προσ-	motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
5	Ancient Greek	πρός	forward to, toward
6	Proto-Indo-European	próti	towards

via Late Latin prothesis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	prothesis	—
2	Ancient Greek	πρόθεσις	setting before; a preposing, preposition; purpose
3	Ancient Greek	-σῐς	"suffix forming nouns"
4	Ancient Greek	-τις	retained after dentals

Words derived from “prothese”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European próti →Every word from Ancient Greek πρός →Every word from Ancient Greek προσ- →