The bound pro- component remains visible inside prologos; no independent sound change is asserted.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0459compound componentestablished
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
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 Greek · before prefixπρό-
before or in front as a prefix
OPEN NODE 492 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
Before positions the speech or discourse ahead of the main performance.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
established — This edge completes the two-component model with logos.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Prologue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: pro- “before”
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly identifies the first compound component.
Prologue — Origin and historyHeadword etymology: pro “before”
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently identifies the first component.
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EDITORIAL REUSE