English
proadjective
From pro- + adjective.
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-
Latin iaciō ‘throw’
Latin adiciō ‘to throw, hurl, cast or fling an object to,…’
Latin adiectivus ‘added, additional’
Old French adjectif
Middle English adjectif
English adjective
Today it means
noun A term that is not an adjective but serves the same purpose.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “proadjective”. 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.
Etymograph / proadjective