Where does “pro-” come from?

pro- (Translingual) comes from Latin Regulus, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

pro- (Translingual): similar to

Definitions

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Ancestry of “pro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRegulusThe star α Leonis in the constellation Leo
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “pro-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →