Greek prologos combines pro- “before” with logos “speech or discourse”; this path follows the logos component.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0444compound componentestablished
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A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
πρόλογος
speech before; portion of a play before the chorus
OPEN NODE 478 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAncient Greek · Ancient Greekλόγος
word, speech, account, reckoning, reason
OPEN NODE 56 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
A speech positioned before a performance becomes the prologue.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
established — The separate pro- component is preserved as a second canonical parent.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Logeion: λόγοςλόγος lexical entry
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the semantic range of the logos component.
Prologue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology and Did You Know?: pro- plus legein
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explains the Greek before-speaking formation.
Prologue — Origin and historyHeadword etymology: pro plus logos
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently analyzes prologos as speech beforehand.
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EDITORIAL REUSE