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Where does “πρόθεση” come from?

πρόθεση (Greek) comes from French prothèse, from Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti.

πρόθεση (Greek): preposition; intent, intention, purpose;...

Definitions

  1. preposition; intent, intention, purpose;...

Ancestry of “πρόθεση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprothèseprosthesis; prothesis
2Latinprothesis—
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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