Where does “protocooperation” come from?
protocooperation (English) comes from English cooperation, from French coopération, from Middle French cooperation, from Latin cooperatio, from Portuguese cooperar, from Portuguese co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
protocooperation (English): The situation where two species interact with...
Definitions
- The situation where two species interact with...
Ancestry of “protocooperation”, step by step
protocooperation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cooperation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cooperation | The act of cooperating; Active help from a... |
| 2 | French | coopération | cooperation |
| 3 | Middle French | cooperation | cooperation |
| 4 | Latin | cooperatio | cooperation |
| 5 | Portuguese | cooperar | to cooperate |
| 6 | Portuguese | co- | co |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |