Etymograph

English

prophyll

Prophyll comes from Ancient Greek πρό ‘before, in front of’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pró.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pró‘forwards, before’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*próreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρόpró‘before, in front of’
  4. Englishtodayprophyll

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pró‘forwards, before’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*próreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρόpró‘before, in front of’
  4. Englishtodayprophyll

The story

Originally coined by French botanists, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) and φύλλον (phúllon).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’

prior, pro, prominent, 9 more

through Ancient Greek πρό ‘before, in front of’

proton, prolactin, 6 more

Today it means

noun The frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pró / prophyll

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