προσ-

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See also: προς and πρός

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Prefix version of the preposition πρός (prós, towards).

Prefix

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προσ- (pros-)

  1. motion towards, accession to, or nearness to

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek προσ- (pros-, against). See preposition προς.[1]

Prefix

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προσ- (pros-)

  1. toward
  2. (means proximity)
  3. (means agreement, similarity)
  4. (means hostility)
  5. (accentuates the meaning)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ προσ-, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language