prefix
prō-
prō-
Classical[prɔ]Ecclesiastical[pro]
Meaning
- morphemeforward direction, forward movement
prō- + clīvus + -is → prōclīvis
prōd- + eō → prōdeō
- morphemedownward and forward movement
prō- + flīgō + -ō → prōflīgō
prō- + terō → prōterō
- morphemeaction directed forward or in front
prō- + pugnō → prōpugnō
prō- + tegō → prōtegō
- morphemeprominence
prō- + *mineō → prōmineō
prō- + pendeō → prōpendeō
- morphemein place of, instead of, on behalf of
prō- + clāmō → prōclāmō
prō- + loquor → prōloquor
- morphemebringing into being, forth, or into the open
prō- + creō → prōcreō
prō- + gignō → prōgignō
- morphemeprior, fore-
pro- + avus → proavus
prō- + rogō → prōrogō
- morphemeadvantage
prō- + cūrō → prōcūrō
prō- + faciō → prōficiō
Origins
From Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-. Synchronically served as the prefix counterpart to the preposition prō.