Latin

prō

‘on behalf of’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prō.

8 English words in this record descend from Latin prō, most familiar first.

• pro
• prominent ← prōminēns ← prōmineō
• prone ← prōnus
• purloin ← purloynen ← purloigner ← porloignier ← prōlongāre
• procumbent
• pronubial ← prōnuba ← nūbō
• pronity ← prōnitās ← prōnus
• pronograde ← pronus

Etymograph / Latin prō