English

procathedral

From pro- + cathedral.

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-

Ancient Greek καθέδρα ‘chair of a teacher, throne’

Latin cathedra ‘ceremonial chair’

Latin cathedrālis

Old French cathedral

Middle English cathedral

Today it means

noun A church used in place of a cathedral.

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

Etymograph / procathedral