Where does “protocol” come from?
Protocol comes from Middle French protocolle, from Medieval Latin protocollum, from Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον, ultimately tracing to Ancient Greek κόλλα meaning glue.
protocol (English): The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation...
Definitions
- The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation...
Ancestry of “protocol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | protocolle | document, record |
| 2 | Late Latin | protocollum | the first sheet of a volume; the first sheet of a... |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | πρωτόκολλον | first sheet glued onto a manuscript; first sheet... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |