Where does “prosthesis” come from?
prosthesis (English) comes from Latin prosthesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.
prosthesis (English): An artificial replacement for a body part, either...
Definitions
- An artificial replacement for a body part, either...
Ancestry of “prosthesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prosthesis | — |
| 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 |