pro-

pro-

See also: pró-, -pro-, pro, Pro, Pro., and PRO

Translingual

Etymology

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Prefix

pro-

1. similar to

Derived terms

Translingual terms prefixed with pro-

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English

Alternative forms

• ꝓ- (abbreviation, obsolete)

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

pro-

1. agreeing with; supporting; favouring
2. substituting for

Translations

prefix meaning supporting or favouring

French: pro- (fr) Hebrew: פְּרוֹ־‎ (he) (p'ro-) Malay: pro- (ms) Maori: pūaroha Persian: طرفدار‎ (fa) (tarafdaar) Polish: pro- (pl) Russian: про- (ru) (pro-)

Etymology 2

From Latin pro- (“forward direction, forward movement”).

Prefix

pro-

1. forward movement
   • progress compared to regress

Etymology 3

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

Prefix

pro-

1. earlier; prior
2. rudimentary
3. in front of

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with pro-

Translations

prefix

Czech: před- Irish: ur- Polish: przed- (pl)

Antonyms

• ante-, anti-
• counter-
• per-
• post-

Further reading

• pro- at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “pro-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• “pro-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN. -- lists many derived terms
• “pro-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN. -- lists many derived terms

Anagrams

• OPr., POR, ROP, RPO

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpro]

Prefix

pro-

1. A Czech prefix, related in some senses to "through".
2. Forms a perfective verb and makes the verb transitive, the direct object is related to money or time.

   ‎pro- + ‎pít (“to drink”) → ‎propít (“to spend sth on drinking”)

   ‎pro- + ‎bulet → ‎probulet

   ‎pro- + ‎podnikat → ‎propodnikat

   ‎pro- + ‎večírkovat → ‎provečírkovat

3. (pro- + imperfective base + se) + direction forms a perfective verb and changes the sense of motion from literal to fictive.

   ‎pro- + ‎zdravit → ‎prozdravit se

   ‎pro- + ‎rvát → ‎prorvat se

   ‎pro- + ‎kouřit → ‎prokouřit se

   ‎pro- + ‎žvanit → ‎prožvanit se

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with pro-

See also

• prů-

Further reading

• pro-/prů- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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French

Prefix

pro-

1. pro-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with pro-

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prō (“in front of”).

Prefix

pro-

1. pro-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with pro-

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Latin

Alternative forms

• prōd- (prevocalic)
• por- (ante-classical)
• ꝓ- (abbreviation, medieval)

Etymology

Combining form of prō (preposition).

Pronunciation

pro

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pro/, [prɔ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro/, [pro]

prō

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proː/, [proː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro/, [prɔː]

Prefix

prō or pro

1. forward direction, forward movement

   prō- + clīvus + -is → prōclīvis

   ‎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

   ‎prō- + ‎*olēs → ‎prōlēs

   ‎prō- + ‎emō → ‎prōmō

6. (temporally) prior, fore-

   ‎pro- + ‎avus → ‎proavus

   ‎prō- + ‎rogō → ‎prōrogō

   ‎prō- + ‎videō → ‎prōvideō

7. advantage

   ‎prō- + ‎cūrō → ‎prōcūrō

   ‎prō- + ‎faciō → ‎prōficiō

   ‎prō(d)- + ‎sum → ‎prōsum

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with pro-

References

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

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Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔ/

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Prefix

pro-

1. pro-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with pro-

Further reading

• pro- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔ-/

Prefix

pro-

1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
   1. moving through

      ‎pro- + ‎sẹ́vati (“to radiate”) → ‎prosẹ́vati (“to shine through”)

Derived terms

Category Slovene terms prefixed with pro- not found

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Spanish

Prefix

pro-

1. pro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with pro-

Further reading

• “pro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014