English

procercus

From pro- + cercus.

Formed from pro- + cercus

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 κέρκος ‘tail’

New Latin cercus

Today it means

noun A short structure from which cerci develop

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

Etymograph / procercus