Where does “protecció” come from?
protecció (Catalan) comes from Late Latin protectio, from Latin prōtēctus, from Latin protegere, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
protecció (Catalan): protection
Ancestry of “protecció”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | protectio | a covering over; protection; shelter |
| 2 | Latin | prōtēctus | — |
| 3 | Latin | protegere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |