procatarctic

adjective

pro·​cat·​arc·​tic

¦prōˌkat¦ärktik,

-ōkə¦tä-

1

archaic : that is the immediately antecedent cause of some indicated effect

2

archaic : that is the primary cause of some indicated effect

Word History

Etymology

Greek prokatarktikos, from (assumed) prokatarktos (verbal of prokatarchein to begin first, from pro- pro- entry 1 + katarchein to make a beginning, from kat- cata- + archein to begin) + -ikos -ic

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