Where does “porrect” come from?
porrect (English) comes from Latin porrectus, from Latin porrigo, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
porrect (English): stretched out or forward; To stretch out or...
Definitions
- stretched out or forward; To stretch out or...
Ancestry of “porrect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | porrectus | stretched, extended; offered as a sacrifice |
| 2 | Latin | porrigo | I stretch, spread out, extend; I offer, hold out;... |
| 3 | Latin | por- | forth, forward, further, onward |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | por- | forth, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |