prosop-

combining form

variants or prosopo-

1

: person

prosopography

2

: face

prosopalgia

Prosopothrips

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin prosopo-, from Greek prosōp-, prosōpo- person, face, from prosōpon, from pros- + -ōpon (from ōp-, ōps face, eye)

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