English
proepiplexis
Proepiplexis comes from Ancient Greek προεπίπληξις ‘blaming beforehand’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pró.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pró‘forwards, before’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρόpró‘before’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροεπίπληξιςproepíplēxis‘blaming beforehand’
- Englishtodayproepiplexis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pró‘forwards, before’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρόpró‘before’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροεπίπληξιςproepíplēxis‘blaming beforehand’
- Englishtodayproepiplexis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
through Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’
Today it means
noun A figure in which the speaker blames or reproaches oneself beforehand in order to secure the attention or favor of the audience; a form of protherapeia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pró / proepiplexis