Where does “protecc” come from?
protecc (English) comes from English protect, from French protection, from Italian protezione, from Spanish protección, from Late Latin protectio, from Latin prōtēctus, from Latin protegere, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “protecc”, step by step
protecc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English protect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protect | To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent... |
| 2 | French | protection | protection |
| 3 | Italian | protezione | protection |
| 4 | Spanish | protección | protection |
| 5 | Late Latin | protectio | a covering over; protection; shelter |
| 6 | Latin | prōtēctus | covered |
| 7 | Latin | protegere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English cc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cc | Companion of the Order of Canada |