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Where does “protogenos” come from?

protogenos (English) comes from Ancient Greek πρωτόγονος, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, 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.

protogenos (English): Any of the first order of deities to come into...

Definitions

  1. Any of the first order of deities to come into...

Ancestry of “protogenos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρωτόγονοςfirst-born
2Ancient Greekπρωτο-first, primary
3Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
4Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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