English
proadoption
pro- + adoption
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 optō ‘to choose, select, prefer, opt’
Latin adoptō ‘to take by choice, choose, select’
Latin adoptio
French adoption
English adoption
Today it means
adj In favour of adoption.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / proadoption