Where does “προφορά” come from?
προφορά (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προφορά, from Ancient Greek προφέρω, 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.
προφορά (Greek): pronunciation, articulation, enunciation; accent
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- pronunciation, articulation, enunciation; accent
Ancestry of “προφορά”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | προφορά | pronunciation, utterance |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | προφέρω | to pronounce |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |