Where does “protesista” come from?
protesista (Italian) comes from Italian protesi, 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.
protesista (Italian): prosthodontist
Definitions
- prosthodontist
Ancestry of “protesista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | protesi | prosthesis; first-person singular past historic... |
| 2 | Latin | prothesis | 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 | towards |