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8P Etymology Lessons 12-13: retro, pro, logos, logy
WORDS & ETYMONS
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| A | B |
| retroactive | happening or affecting the past |
| retrospect | contemplation of the past, surveying past events |
| pro bono | done freely, without charge |
| proceed | to move forward; to carry on |
| proclaim | to announce or declare in an official manner, |
| procrastination | to defer action; to put off until another day |
| prodigy | a person, usually a child, having extraordinary talent or ability |
| proficiency | skill, expertise |
| etymology | the derivation or the history of a word |
| trilogy | a series of three novels, movies, plays, etc. |
| analogy | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based |
| epilogue | a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel |
| logo | a graphic representation or symbol of a company name, trademark, abbreviation, etc. |
| retro | back |
| pro | forward |
| agere | to drive, set in motion |
| specere | to look at |
| cedere | to go |
| clamere | to cry out |
| cras | tomorrow |
| facere | to make |
| etymon | true sense |
| epi | upon, in addition |
| tri | three |
| ana | upon, according to |
| gram | what is written |
| logos | word, speech |
| logy | study of |
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