Where does “protectorless” come from?
protectorless (English) comes from English protector, from Middle English protectour, from Anglo-Norman protectour, from Latin prōtector, from Latin prōtegō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
protectorless (English): Having no protector; unprotected
Definitions
- Having no protector; unprotected
Ancestry of “protectorless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | protector | Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or... |
| 2 | Middle English | protectour | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | protectour | protector |
| 4 | Latin | prōtector | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōtegō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō | — |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |