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prostate.

The prostate gland.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/UK/ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/US

  1. The prostate gland.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Ancient Greek προΐστημι (proḯstēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs)bor. Medieval Latin prostatalbor. Middle French prostatebor. English prostate Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.

adj/ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/UK/ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/US

  1. Of or relating to the prostate gland.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Ancient Greek προΐστημι (proḯstēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs)bor. Medieval Latin prostatalbor. Middle French prostatebor. English prostate Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.

adj/pɹəʊˈsteɪt/UK

  1. Alternative spelling of pro-state.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English prostate From pro- + state.

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