Where does “protectory” come from?
protectory (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.
protectory (English): A charitable institution dedicated to the support and protection of orphans or vulnerable children
Definitions
- A charitable institution dedicated to the support and protection of orphans or vulnerable children
Ancestry of “protectory”, step by step
protectory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English protector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protector | Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or... |
| 2 | Middle English | protectour | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | protectour | protector |
| 4 | Latin | prōtector | protector (all senses) |
| 5 | Latin | prōtegō | to cover |
| 6 | Latin | prō | for |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 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 |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |