English
prothese
Prothese comes from Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις ‘application’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-1‘to put, place’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰé-dʰeh₁-ti1reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*t(e/i)tʰēmi1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτίθημι2‘to put, place’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθέσις3‘a setting, placement, arrangement’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρόσθεσις4‘application’uncertain
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprothesis5
- Englishtodayprothese5
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τίθημι
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek θέσις
- 3 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις
- 4 Wiktionary, Latin prothesis
- 5 Wiktionary, English prothese
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τίθημι‘to put, place’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰé-dʰeh₁-tiWiktionary, Ancient Greek τίθημιreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*t(e/i)tʰēmiWiktionary, Ancient Greek τίθημιreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτίθημιWiktionary, Ancient Greek θέσις‘to put, place’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθέσιςWiktionary, Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις‘a setting, placement, arrangement’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρόσθεσιςWiktionary, Latin prothesis‘application’uncertain
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprothesisWiktionary, English prothese
- EnglishtodayprotheseWiktionary, English prothese
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’
do, fact, deal, fair, fan, hot, benefit, fashion, feature, mid, defense, defence, custom, sufficient, theme, ethnic, defendant, feast, ethical, doom, deed, dis, synthetic, theology, aesthetic, auditorium, auditor, demi, deem, spade, ethic, forfeit, feral, atheist, fanatic, familial, medial, ethos, medallion, atheism, 121 more
through Proto-Hellenic *t(e/i)tʰēmi
through Ancient Greek τίθημι ‘to put, place’
treasury, treasure, tick, synthesis, epithet, thesaurus, 14 more
through Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις ‘application’
Today it means
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Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “prothese”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek τίθημι, Ancient Greek θέσις, Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, Latin prothesis. 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 / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / prothese