Where does “protectant” come from?
protectant (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.
protectant (English): Something which gives protection; Synonym of...
Definitions
- Something which gives protection; Synonym of...
Ancestry of “protectant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | protegere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “protectant”