Where does “protasis” come from?
protasis (English) comes from Latin protasis, from Ancient Greek πρότασις, from Ancient Greek προτείνω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
protasis (English): the first part of a play, in which the setting...
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- the first part of a play, in which the setting...
Ancestry of “protasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | protasis | an assertion, proposition; the beginning first... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρότασις | putting forward; that which is put forward;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | προτείνω | put forward, propose; I stretch forth; put... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |