prothesis
English
/ˈpɹɒθəsɪs/, /ˈpɹɔθəsɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera (esfera) from Latin sphaera (sphere) (expected form would be *sfera (sfera)).
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prothesis derived from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (addition, augmentation, application) derived from Proto-Indo-European *próti.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*próti
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- prosthesis English
- prothese English
- prothesis Latin
- heupprothese Dutch, Flemish
- protesis Dutch, Flemish
- prothese Dutch, Flemish
- prothèse French
- проте́з Russian
- προσθετικός Ancient Greek
- πρόσθεσις Ancient Greek
- *próti Proto-Indo-European
- प्रति Sanskrit
- pròtesi Catalan, Valencian