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