Where does “prosthetic” come from?
Prosthetic derives from Ancient Greek προσθετικός, formed from προστίθημι and the suffix -ικός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to place or put.
prosthetic (English): artificial, acting as a substitute for part of...
Definitions
- artificial, acting as a substitute for part of...
Ancestry of “prosthetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | προσθετικός | adding, repletive; furthering; advancing |
| 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 |