Where does “protoadditive” come from?
protoadditive (English) comes from English additive, from Late Latin additivus, from Latin addere, from Latin addō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
protoadditive (English): Having the property that the result when applied to x + y is less than or equal to the sum of the result when applied to x plus the result when applied to y, for all values x and y in the domain
Definitions
- Having the property that the result when applied to x + y is less than or equal to the sum of the result when applied to x plus the result when applied to y, for all values x and y in the domain
Ancestry of “protoadditive”, step by step
protoadditive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English additive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | additive | Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been,... |
| 2 | Late Latin | additivus | — |
| 3 | Latin | addere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | addō | to add |
| 5 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 7 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 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 |