English
pro-state
From pro- + state.
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Italic *prō ‘in front of, before’
Latin prō ‘in favor of, on behalf of’
English pro-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
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Proto-Italic *status ‘setting up; position’
Latin status ‘state, condition, position’
Old French estat ‘state’
Middle English stat ‘condition’
English state
Today it means
adj Favoring the government, or favoring the government of a state as opposed to a federal government.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “pro-state”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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