Where does “prothèse” come from?
prothèse (French) comes from Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.
prothèse (French): prosthesis; prothesis
Definitions
- prosthesis; prothesis
Ancestry of “prothèse”, step by step
prothèse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin prothesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prothesis | prothesis |
| 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 |
via Ancient Greek πρόθεσις
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πρόθεσις | setting before; a preposing, preposition; purpose |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
via Russian проте́з
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | проте́з | prosthesis |