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 | protector (all senses) |
| 4 | Latin | prōtegō | to cover |
| 5 | Latin | prō | for |
| 6 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 7 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 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”
- protectorate
- protectress
- protectorship
- radioprotector
- protectoral
- neuroprotector
- protectorless
- photoprotector
- cardioprotector
- protectorial
- protectors
- chemoprotector
- cryoprotector
- geroprotector
- hepatoprotector
- immunoprotector
- lyoprotector
- nephroprotector
- osmoprotector
- phytoprotector
- protectorian
- protectorly
- protectory
- renoprotector