pro-

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Etymology 1

From Latin pro (“in favour of, on behalf of”).

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”).

Anagrams

• OPr., POR, ROP, RPO

Prefix

pro-

1. A Czech prefix, related in some senses to "through".

Prefix

pro-

1. pro-

Alternative forms

• prōd- (prevocalic)

Etymology

Combining form of prō (preposition).

Pronunciation

prŏ

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pro/, [prɔ]

prō

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proː/

Prefix

prō̆-

1. forward direction, forward movement

   pro- + clīvus + -is → proclīvis

   prōd- + ‎eō → ‎prōdeō

   prō- + ‎gradior → ‎prōgredior

   1. downward and forward movement

      prō- + flīgō + -ō → prōflīgō

      prō- + ‎terō → ‎prōterō

2. action directed forward or in front

   prō- + ‎pugnō → ‎prōpugnō

   prō- + ‎tegō → ‎prōtegō

3. prominence

   prō- + ‎*mineō → ‎prōmineō

   prō- + ‎pendeō → ‎prōpendeō

4. (prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of

   prō- + ‎clāmō → ‎prōclāmō

   prō- + ‎loquor → ‎prōloquor

5. bringing into being, forth, or into the open

   prō- + ‎creō → ‎prōcreō

   prō- + ‎gignō → ‎prōgignō

   prō̆- + ‎*olēs → ‎prōlēs

   prō- + ‎emō → ‎prōmō

6. (temporally) prior, fore-

   pro- + ‎avus → ‎proavus

   prō- + ‎rogō → ‎prōrogō

   prō- + ‎videō → ‎prōvideō

7. advantage

   prō̆- + ‎cūrō → ‎prō̆cūrō

   prō- + ‎faciō → ‎prōficiō

   prō(d)- + ‎sum → ‎prōsum

References

• “pro-” on page 1,463/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology

From Latin pro (“in favour of, on behalf of”).

Prefix

pro-

1. pro-