Where does “neuroprotectant” come from?
neuroprotectant (English) comes from English protectant, from English protect, from French protection, from Italian protezione, from Spanish protección, from Late Latin protectio, from Latin prōtēctus, from Latin protegere — passed , crossed.
neuroprotectant (English): neuroprotective; neuroprotector
Definitions
- neuroprotective; neuroprotector
Ancestry of “neuroprotectant”, step by step
neuroprotectant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English protectant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protectant | Something which gives protection; Synonym of... |
| 2 | English | protect | To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent... |
| 3 | French | protection | protection |
| 4 | Italian | protezione | protection |
| 5 | Spanish | protección | protection |
| 6 | Late Latin | protectio | a covering over; protection; shelter |
| 7 | Latin | prōtēctus | covered |
| 8 | Latin | protegere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |