Where does “protectingly” come from?
protectingly (English) comes from English protecting, from English protect, from French protection, from Italian protezione, from Spanish protección, from Late Latin protectio, from Latin prōtēctus, from Latin protegere — passed , crossed.
protectingly (English): By way of protection; in a protective manner
Definitions
- By way of protection; in a protective manner
Ancestry of “protectingly”, step by step
protectingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English protecting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protecting | Present participle and gerund of protect |
| 2 | English | protect | To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent... |
| 3 | French | protection | protection |
| 4 | Italian | protezione | protection |
| 5 | Spanish | protección | protection |
| 6 | Late Latin | protectio | a covering over; protection; shelter |
| 7 | Latin | prōtēctus | covered |
| 8 | Latin | protegere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |