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Where does “protoproletarian” come from?

protoproletarian (English) comes from English proletarian, from Latin prōlētārius, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

protoproletarian (English): Of or relating to a protoproletariat

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a protoproletariat

Ancestry of “protoproletarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproletarianOf or relating to the proletariat; A member of...
2Latinprōlētārius—
3Latinprōlēs—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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