Anglo-French prologue continues Latin prologus through Romance transmission.
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prologue
a prologue or prefatory discourse
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity and Late Latin · play prefaceprologus
preface to a play or introductory discourse
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The introductory speech or preface remains central.
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Prologue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Anglo-French from Latin prologus
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the French-to-Latin route.
Prologue — Origin and historyHeadword etymology: Old French and Latin
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the Romance and Latin route.
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