- prosthetic (adj.)
[prosthetic 词源字典]
- 1837 in grammar; 1902 in the surgical sense, from Latinized form of Greek prosthetikos "disposed to add," from prosthetas "added," verbal adjective of prostithenai "to put to, add to" (see prosthesis). Related: Prosthetically.[prosthetic etymology, prosthetic origin, 英语词源]