Where does “protocol” come from?

protocol (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch protocol, from Latin prōtocollum, from Greek πρωτόκολλον, from Greek κόλλα — glue, gum; sizing, size; flour paste, starch...

protocol (Dutch): protocol collection of rules and procedures

Definitions

  1. protocol collection of rules and procedures

Ancestry of “protocol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchprotocol
2Latinprōtocollumthe first sheet of a volume on which contents and errata were written
3Greekπρωτόκολλον
4Greekκόλλαglue, gum; sizing, size; flour paste, starch...
Every word from Greek κόλλαEvery word from Greek πρωτόκολλονEvery word from Latin prōtocollum
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