Where does “protocolist” come from?
protocolist (English) comes from English protocol, from Middle French protocolle, from Late Latin protocollum, from Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
protocolist (English): One who draws up protocols
Definitions
- One who draws up protocols
Ancestry of “protocolist”, step by step
protocolist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English protocol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protocol | The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation... |
| 2 | Middle French | protocolle | document, record |
| 3 | Late Latin | protocollum | the first sheet of a volume; the first sheet of a... |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | πρωτόκολλον | first sheet glued onto a manuscript; first sheet... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |