Prologued

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have introduced a narrative or discourse at length before the main content begins
2. to engage in a preliminary or opening statement that sets the stage for further events
3. to extend or elaborate on a topic or story prior to the main action or theme

Etymology: "Prologued" is simply the past tense and past participle of "prologue" used as a verb, meaning to introduce something with a preface or opening speech. The verb is formed by adding the regular "-ed" ending to the noun, so its history is essentially that of the noun it comes from. That noun traces back to Ancient Greek "prólogos," built from "pro-," meaning "before," and "lógos," meaning "speech" or "word." A prologue was thus literally the speech delivered before the main action began. The Greek term passed into Latin as "prologus" and then into Old French as "prologue," before reaching English in Middle English as "prologe" and "prologue."