Middle English prolog adopts Anglo-French prologue with English spelling adaptation.
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prolog
an introduction or prefatory speech
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French period · introductory speechprologue
a prologue or prefatory discourse
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The prefatory discourse meaning remains stable.
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Prologue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English from Anglo-French
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the medieval French transmission.
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