Protasis Definition
prŏtə-sĭs
protases
noun
The opening of a play, in which the characters are introduced.
Webster's New World
The clause that expresses the condition in a conditional sentence.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Protasis
Noun
Singular:
protasis
Plural:
protasesOrigin of Protasis
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Late Latin proposition, first part of a play from Greek premise of a syllogism, conditional clause from proteinein prota- to propose pro- forward pro–2 teinein to stretch ten- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek πρότασις (protasis), from προτείνω (proteino, “put forward, tender, propose"), from πρό (pro) + τείνω (teino, “stretch").
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