Where does “proteje” come from?
proteje (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian протеже, from French protégé, from French protéger, from Latin protegere, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
proteje (Azerbaijani): protégé
Definitions
- protégé
Ancestry of “proteje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | протеже | protégé |
| 2 | French | protégé | past participle of protéger |
| 3 | French | protéger | to protect |
| 4 | Latin | protegere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |