Proto-Indo-European

*pro-

‘toward, forward’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *pro-.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, most familiar first.

• from ← *fram ← *fram
• approach ← aprochen ← aprochier ← appropiāre ← prope
• purchase ← purchasen ← purchacer ← *pro-
• fret ← frēten ← fretan ← *fraetan ← *fraetaną
• protrude ← prōtrūdere ← prōtrūdō ← *pro-
• forban ← forbannen ← *fra- ← *fra-
• forswallow ← forswolewen ← forswelgan ← *farswelganą ← *fra-
• procelle ← procella ← procello ← *pro-
• proditor ← prōdō ← *proðō ← *pro-
• procellous ← procellosus ← procella ← prōcellō ← *pro-
• procellarian ← procella ← prōcellō ← *pro-
• proditomania ← prodo ← *proðō ← *pro-

More words from *pro-

• pro
• prior
• frame

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pro-