Pro etymology

Latin

Latin word pro comes from Proto-Germanic *feraną, Proto-Indo-European *bʰowHéyeti, Proto-Indo-European *per (Around. Through.)

Etymology of pro

Detailed word origin of pro

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*feraną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*bʰowHéyeti Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*per Proto-Indo-European (ine) Around. Through.
*promo- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
pro Latin (lat) About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of.

Words with the same origin as pro

Descendants of *feraną

imperator partus periculum porro portus prima princeps

Descendants of *per

probare