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Where does “pronic” come from?

Pronic derives from Latin pronicus, from Latin promicus, from Ancient Greek προμήκης, meaning elongated or extended lengthwise.

pronic (English): Of a number which is the product of two...

Definitions

  1. Of a number which is the product of two...

Ancestry of “pronic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinpronicus—
2Latinpromicus—
3Ancient Greekπρομήκηςelongated, oblong
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