pro-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pro-1
▶prefix
- 1 favouring; supporting: pro-choice.
- 2 acting as a substitute for: proconsul.
- 3 denoting motion forwards, out, or away: propel.
– origin from L. pro ‘in front of, on behalf of, instead of, on account of’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pro-2
▶prefix before in time, place, or order: proactive.
– origin from Gk pro ‘before’.
'pro-' also found in these Oxford entries:
clitic
- pars pro toto
- per pro.
- portend
- portion
- prion
- PRO
- pro
- pro
- proactive
- pro-am
- problem
- pro bono publico
- proboscis
- procaine
- proceed
- pro-choice
- proclaim
- proclivity
- proconsul
- procrastinate
- procreate
- procumbent
- procure
- prodrome
- produce
- proem
- profane
- profess
- proffer
- proficient
- profile
- profit
- profligate
- pro-form
- pro forma
- profound
- profuse
- progenitor
- progestin
- prognathous
- prognosis
- prograde
- programme
- progress
- pro hac vice
- prohibit
- project
