Where does “prolog” come from?
prolog (Romanian) comes from French prologue, 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- — passed , crossed.
prolog (Romanian): prologue
Definitions
- prologue
Ancestry of “prolog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prologue | prologue |
| 2 | Old French | prologue | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōlogus | a preface to a play; a prologue |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρόλογος | the prologue of a play; one who recites the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |