Where does “protesico” come from?
protesico (Italian) comes from Dutch protesis, from Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti.
protesico (Italian): prosthetic
Ancestry of “protesico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | protesis | Alternative spelling of prothesis |
| 2 | Latin | prothesis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρόσθεσις | application; addition of a letter to the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προστίθημι | to put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προσ- | motion towards, accession to, or nearness to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρός | forward to, toward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | próti | — |
Words derived from “protesico”