noun (plural protheses) see: prosthesis Date: circa 1550 the addition of a sound to the beginning of a word (as in Old French estat —whence English estate —from Latin status ), prothetic adjective
PROTHESIS
Meaning of PROTHESIS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012