Where does “protector” come from?
Protector comes from Middle English protectour, from Anglo-Norman protectour, from Latin protector, agent noun of protegere meaning to shield or guard, from pro- meaning before plus a root meaning to grow or swell.
protector (English): Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or...
Definitions
- Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or...
Ancestry of “protector”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | protectour | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | protectour | protector |
| 3 | Latin | prōtector | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōtegō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 7 | Latin | rēōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “protector”