pro-active

[proh-ak-tiv] Origin

pro·ac·tive

[proh-ak-tiv]
adjective
serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.

Origin:
1930–35; pro-1 + active

pro·ac·tive, noun
pro·ac·tiv·i·ty, pro·ac·tive·ness, noun
pro·ac·tive·ly, adverb

proactive, reactionary, reactive.
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Word Origin & History

pro-active
1971, of persons or policies, coined from pro- + active on model of react/reactive. Used from 1933 in a psychological sense.
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