Latin
prō
‘on behalf of’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prō.
8 English words in this record descend from Latin prō, most familiar first.
- pro
- prominent ← prōminēns ← prōmineō
- prone ← prōnus
- purloin ← purloynen ← purloigner ← porloignier ← prōlongāre
- procumbent
- pronubial ← prōnuba ← nūbō
- pronity ← prōnitās ← prōnus
- pronograde ← pronus
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Etymograph / Latin prō