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

  1. neuroprotective; neuroprotector

Ancestry of “neuroprotectant”, step by step

neuroprotectant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English protectant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprotectantSomething which gives protection; Synonym of...
2EnglishprotectTo keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent...
3Frenchprotectionprotection
4Italianprotezioneprotection
5Spanishprotecciónprotection
6Late Latinprotectioa covering over; protection; shelter
7Latinprōtēctuscovered
8Latinprotegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
10Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English neuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuroNeurologist; Neurology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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