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Where does “projicient” come from?

projicient (English) comes from Latin proicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

projicient (English): Someone or something that launches a projectile

Definitions

  1. Someone or something that launches a projectile

Ancestry of “projicient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinproicioI throw, thrust, drive, fling or hurl forth,...
2Latinprō-—
3Proto-Italic*pro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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