Where does “πρωτόκολλον” come from?

πρωτόκολλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

πρωτόκολλον (Ancient Greek): first sheet of a papyrus-roll, bearing the...

Definitions

  1. first sheet of a papyrus-roll, bearing the...

Ancestry of “πρωτόκολλον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρωτο-first, primary
2Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
3Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró
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