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What exactly did pro- contribute to Latin proverbium?

The pro- plus verbum structure is secure, but the reviewed sources do not force one modern gloss for the prefix’s semantic contribution inside the inherited saying term.

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proverb

/ˈprɑːˌvɜːrb/ · noun

A brief traditional saying or maxim; English received the word through Anglo-French from Latin proverbium.

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Indo-European Base per-1

Shows the wide reconstructed semantic range that prevents a false single-gloss verdict.

per-1 base and Latin pro- section
AUTHOR / EDITOR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
YEAR
2022
PUBLISHER
HarperCollins
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THE QUESTION REMAINS OPEN.

CONFIDENCE
probable
STATUS
open
LEGACY SOURCE SUMMARY
Merriam-Webster supplies the compound analysis; American Heritage publishes the unusually broad semantic field of per-1 and Latin pro-.
WHY NO RESOLUTION

The reviewed evidence does not yet warrant collapsing the competing or incomplete analyses into one secure answer.

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