Word part · Latin prefix
The Latin prefix pro-
Means: forward, or for.
At a glance
- Part
- pro-
- Meaning
- forward, or for
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
Picture something moving ahead: a propeller pushes a boat forward.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- pro (prefix)+ject (root or base)→project
throw forward, like light onto a screen
- pro (prefix)+ject (root or base)+or (suffix)→projector
a machine that throws a picture onto a screen
- pro (prefix)+duct (root or base)→product
something that is made
- pro (prefix)+duct (root or base)+ion (suffix)→production
the act of making something
- pro (prefix)+duce (root or base)→produce
make or grow
- pro (prefix)+pel (root or base)→propel
push forward
- pro (prefix)+pel (root or base)+er (suffix)→propeller
spinning blades that push a boat or plane forward
pro + pel + er: double the last letter → propeller
- pro (prefix)+mot (root or base)+ion (suffix)→promotion
a move up to a higher job or rank
- pro (prefix)+ject (root or base)+ion (suffix)→projection
a picture thrown onto a screen
- pro (prefix)+duct (root or base)+ive (suffix)→productive
making or getting a lot done
- re (prefix)+pro (prefix)+duce (root or base)→reproduce
make again; make a copy
- pro (prefix)+puls (root or base)+ion (suffix)→propulsion
the force that pushes something forward
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