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Where does “nonprotruding” come from?

nonprotruding (English) comes from English protruding, from English protrude, from Latin protrudere, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

nonprotruding (English): Not protruding

Definitions

  1. Not protruding

Ancestry of “nonprotruding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprotrudingpresent participle of protrude
2EnglishprotrudeTo extend from, above or beyond a surface or...
3Latinprotruderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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