Where does “proghead” come from?
proghead (English) comes from English prog, from English proke, from Greek πρόκα, from Italian brocca, from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Ancient Greek πρόχοος, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό — passed , crossed.
proghead (English): A fan of progressive rock music
Definitions
- A fan of progressive rock music
Ancestry of “proghead”, step by step
proghead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prog | Abbreviation of progressive; Progressive rock; A... |
| 2 | English | proke | To poke; to thrust |
| 3 | Greek | πρόκα | tack, brad; metal or wooden headless shoe nail,... |
| 4 | Italian | brocca | jug; pitcher; ewer |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | brocca | fork, roasting-spit |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρόχοος | ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |