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prothesis.

prothesis

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈprɔ.tʰɛ.sɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈprɔː.te.s̬is]

  1. prothesis

    New-Latin · declension-3 · feminine
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 *pró Proto-Indo-European *-ti ? Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti Ancient Greek πρός (prós) Ancient Greek προσ- (pros-) Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis) Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis)bor. Latin prothesis Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis).

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