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CANONICAL LANGUAGE GRAPH

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NODE / 0477attestedLatin

prologus

preface to a play or introductory discourse

DATE
Latin antiquity and Late Latin
SENSE
play preface
FAMILY
Indo-European / Italic
CANONICAL KEY
node:9:prologus:attested:sense:play-preface
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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERborrowingestablished
Ancient Greek · Ancient Greek · speech before

πρόλογος

speech before; portion of a play before the chorus

SOUND
Latin prologus borrows and adapts Greek prologos.
MEANING
The Greek before-speech becomes a Latin theatrical and literary preface.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Prologue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: Latin prologus from Greek prologos

Documents the Greek borrowing.

ORIGINAL ↗
Prologue — Origin and historysupportsHeadword etymology: Latin from Greek prologos

Independently documents the Greek borrowing.

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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTborrowingestablished
Anglo-French · Anglo-French period · introductory speech

prologue

a prologue or prefatory discourse

SOUND
Anglo-French prologue continues Latin prologus through Romance transmission.
MEANING
The introductory speech or preface remains central.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Prologue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: Anglo-French from Latin prologus

Documents the French-to-Latin route.

ORIGINAL ↗
Prologue — Origin and historysupportsHeadword etymology: Old French and Latin

Independently documents the Romance and Latin route.

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OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 442 ↗
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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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prologue3 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
STEP 01borrowingestablished
Latinprologus→Anglo-French · Anglo-French periodprologuea prologue or prefatory discourse
SOUND
Anglo-French prologue continues Latin prologus through Romance transmission.
MEANING
The introductory speech or preface remains central.
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 442 ↗
Prologue — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Anglo-French from Latin prologus ↗Prologue — Origin and history · Headword etymology: Old French and Latin ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
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STEP 03historical continuationestablished
Middle Englishprolog→Present-Day English · 14th century–todayprologuean introductory speech, section, or preceding event
SOUND
Middle English prolog develops the modern -ue spelling while retaining the initial pro- and final log sequence.
MEANING
The prefatory speech becomes any introductory section and later any preceding event.
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 440 ↗
Prologue — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Word History and First Known Use ↗Prologue — Origin and history · Headword chronology and semantic development ↗

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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