Middle English prolog develops the modern -ue spelling while retaining the initial pro- and final log sequence.
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prologue
an introductory speech, section, or preceding event
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, 14th century · introductory speechprolog
an introduction or prefatory speech
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The prefatory speech becomes any introductory section and later any preceding event.
English evidence begins in the fourteenth century.
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Prologue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the Middle English form and fourteenth-century horizon.
Prologue — Origin and historyHeadword chronology and semantic development
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Dates English prologe to the early fourteenth century and the figurative extension to the 1590s.
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