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pro (n.1)
[pro 词源字典]
1866, shortening of
professional
(n.). The adjective is first recorded 1915 (in golfing's
pro shop
).
[pro etymology, pro origin, 英语词源]
pro (n.2)
"a consideration or argument in favor," c. 1400, from Latin
pro
(see
pro-
).
Pro and con
is attested from c. 1400, short for
pro and contra
"for and against" (Latin
pro et contra
).