προσ-

προσ-

See also: προς and πρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Prefix version of the preposition πρός (prós, “towards”).

Prefix

προσ- • (pros-)

1. motion towards, accession to, or nearness to

Derived terms

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References

• πρός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Greek

Alternative forms

• πρόσ- (prós-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προσ- (pros-, “against”). See preposition προς.[1]

Prefix

προσ- • (pros-)

1. toward
2. (means proximity)
3. (means agreement, similarity)
4. (means hostility)
5. (accentuates the meaning)

Derived terms

• Category:Greek words prefixed with προσ-
• Category:Greek words prefixed with πρόσ-

References

1. προσ- in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.