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Where does “porrectus” come from?

porrectus (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.

porrectus (English): A neume denoting a set of three tones which first...

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  1. A neume denoting a set of three tones which first...

Ancestry of “porrectus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporrectusstretched, extended; offered as a sacrifice
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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