Where does “prothonotary” come from?
prothonotary (English) comes from Middle English prothonotarie, from Medieval Latin protonotarius, from Byzantine Greek πρωτονοτάριος, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prothonotary (English): A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium,...
Definitions
- A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium,...
Ancestry of “prothonotary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | prothonotarie | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | protonotarius | — |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | πρωτονοτάριος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “prothonotary”