prone
English
/pɹəʊn/, /pɹoʊn/
adj
Definitions
- Lying face downward.
- Having a downward inclination or slope.
- (figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English prone derived from Latin prōnus (turned forward, bent inclined, prone, bending forwards).
Origin
Latin
prōnus
Gloss
turned forward, bent inclined, prone, bending forwards
Timeline
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Cognates and derived terms
- atheroprone English
- gossip English
- gossip-prone English
- pronely English
- proneness English
- semiprone English
- approno Latin
- prōnus Latin
- prono Italian
- prone Middle English