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Where does “prodrome” come from?

prodrome (French) comes from English prodromus, from Ancient Greek πρόδρομος, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “prodrome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprodromusA prodrome; an early symptom; A preliminary...
2Ancient Greekπρόδρομοςforerunner
3Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
4Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prodrome”

  • prodromique
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