Where does “-pro-” come from?

-pro- (English) comes from English prostate, from English State, from Middle English stat, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

-pro- (English): a monoclonal antibody that targets prostate...

Definitions

  1. a monoclonal antibody that targets prostate...

Ancestry of “-pro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprostateThe prostate gland; Of or relating to the...
2EnglishStateA current governing polity; The current governing...
3Middle Englishstatcondition
4Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
5Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-