Where does “prologue” come from?
prologue (Middle English) comes from Old French prologue, from Latin prōlogus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος, 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.
Ancestry of “prologue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | prologue | — |
| 2 | Latin | prōlogus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρόλογος | the prologue of a play; one who recites the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “prologue”