protactic
English
adj
Definitions
- Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory.
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek πρό (before, for, in front) + Ancient Greek τάσσω (form, marshal, draw up in order of battle, array, arrange, I organise, order).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τάσσω
Gloss
form, marshal, draw up in order of battle, array, arrange, I organise, order
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Procyon English
- procoelous English
- prolactin English
- prothalamion English
- lac Latin
- εὔτακτος Ancient Greek
- κομψος Ancient Greek
- προβάλλω Ancient Greek
- προσκήνιον Ancient Greek
- πρό Ancient Greek
- πρόλοβος Ancient Greek
- πρόξενος Ancient Greek
- πρότερος Ancient Greek
- τάγμα Ancient Greek
- τάσσω Ancient Greek
- τακτικός Ancient Greek
- ἄτακτος Ancient Greek
- *pró Proto-Indo-European
- forrit Icelandic
- promelas Translingual
- *taťťō Proto-Hellenic