pro tem.

1828, short for pro tempore (q.v.).

also from 1828

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"temporary," Latin, literally "for the time (being)," from pro "for" (see pro-) + ablative singular of tempus "time" (see temporal (adj.1)). Abbreviated form pro tem is attested by 1828.

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prolific

Latin proles is contracted from *pro-oles, from PIE *pro-al-, from *pro- "forth" (see pro-) + root *al- (2) "to grow, nourish...

atom

atomos "uncut, unhewn; indivisible," from a- "not" (see a- (3)) + tomos "a cutting," from temnein "to cut" (from PIE root *tem...

from

(source also of Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic fram "from, away," Old Norse fra "from," fram "forward"), from PIE *pro-mo...-, suffixed form of *pro (see pro-), extended form of root *per- (1) "forward."...

item

"likewise, just so, moreover," probably from ita "thus," id "it" (see id) + adverbial ending -tem (compare idem "the same...

impromptu

ablative of promptus "ready, prepared; set forth, brought forward," from past participle of promere "to bring out," from pro..."before, forward, for" (see pro-) + emere "obtain" (from PIE root *em- "to take, distribute")....

proficiency

proficiens), present participle of proficere "accomplish, make progress; be useful, do good; have success, profit," from pro..."forward" (see pro-) + combining form of facere "to make, do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put")....

prolegomenon

a book," from Greek prolegomenon, noun use of neuter passive present participle of prolegein "to say beforehand," from pro..."before" (see pro-) + legein "to speak" (from PIE root *leg- (1) "to collect, gather," with derivatives meaning "to speak...

blackmail

1550s, "tribute paid to men allied with criminals as protection against pillage, etc.," from black (adj.) + Middle English male "rent, tribute." This is from Old English mal "lawsuit, terms, bargaining, agreement," from Old Norse mal "speech, agreement;" related to Old English mæ

chief

c. 1300, "highest in rank or power; most important or prominent; supreme, best, placed above the rest," from Old French chief "chief, principal, first" (10c., Modern French chef), from Vulgar Latin *capum (source also of Spanish and Portuguese cabo, Italian capo, Provençal cap),

proverb

c. 1300, in boke of Prouerbyys, the Old Testament work, from Old French proverbe (12c.) and directly from Latin proverbium "a common saying, old adage, maxim," literally "words put forward," from pro "forth" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward") + verbum "word" (see verb). Hence, i

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