English
progestational
From pro- + gestational.
Formed from pro- + gestational
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-
Today it means
adj Describing the phase of the menstrual cycle before gestation and after ovulation, during which progesterone is secreted.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “progestational”. 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 / progestational