Where does “protervity” come from?
protervity (English) comes from Latin protervitas, from Latin protervus, from Latin protero, from Latin pro-, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
protervity (English): wantonness; waywardness; petulance; peevishness
Definitions
- wantonness; waywardness; petulance; peevishness
Ancestry of “protervity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | protervitas | pertness, sauciness, boldness, impudence |
| 2 | Latin | protervus | violent, vehement; reckless, wanton, shameless,... |
| 3 | Latin | protero | I drive forth or away; I trample down, tread on... |
| 4 | Latin | pro- | forward direction, forward movement; action... |
| 5 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |