pro-

Morpheme

pro-

Type

prefix

Denotation

forward, forth, toward the front, beforehand, in advance, taking care of, in place of, on behalf of, before, for, in exchange for, just as, in front of, sooner, in favor of, favoring

Etymology

Latin pro and Ancient Greek pro

Evidence

proactivism, probiotic, proclaim, proconsul, proponent, proceed, process, prohibit, project, prominence, prominent, promontory, pronoun, proverb, produce, provide

Notes

sometimes hyphenated

See Also

por-, pur-

Homographs

Pro, Pro