English

proadhesive

From pro- + adhesive.

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 haereō ‘to stick, stick fast’

Latin adhaereō ‘to cleave or stick to’

Medieval Latin adhaesivus

French adhésif

Today it means

adj That promotes adhesion

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / proadhesive