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Where does “porrection” come from?

porrection (English) comes from Latin porrectio, from Latin porrigo, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porrection (English): The act of stretching forth

Definitions

  1. The act of stretching forth

Ancestry of “porrection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporrectio—
2LatinporrigoI stretch, spread out, extend; I offer, hold out;...
3Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
4Proto-Italicpor-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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