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Where does “subprosthetic” come from?

subprosthetic (English) comes from English prosthetic, from Ancient Greek προσθετικός, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti.

subprosthetic (English): Under a prosthesis

Definitions

  1. Under a prosthesis

Ancestry of “subprosthetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprostheticartificial, acting as a substitute for part of...
2Ancient Greekπροσθετικόςadding, repletive; furthering; advancing
3Ancient Greekπρόσθεσιςapplication; addition of a letter to the...
4Ancient Greekπροστίθημιto put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to...
5Ancient Greekπροσ-motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
6Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpróti—
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