προσ-
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Prefix version of the preposition πρός (prós, “towards”).
Prefix
προσ- • (pros-)
- motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
Derived terms
References
- “πρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Alternative forms
- πρόσ- (prós-)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek προσ- (pros-, “against”). See preposition προς.[1]
Prefix
προσ- • (pros-)
- toward
- (means proximity)
- (means agreement, similarity)
- (means hostility)
- (accentuates the meaning)
Derived terms
References
- ^ προσ-, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language