Where does “protransit” come from?

protransit (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

protransit (English): In favour of public transport

Definitions

  1. In favour of public transport

Ancestry of “protransit”, step by step

protransit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproAn advantage of something, especially when...
2EnglishprofessionalA person who belongs to a profession; A person...
3EnglishprofessionA declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,...
4Anglo-Normanprofessioun
5Old Frenchprofessionprofession; declaration
6Latinprofessiōdeclaration, avowal, profession (act of professing)
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English transit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransitThe act of passing over, across, or through...
2Frenchtransitthird-person singular present indicative of...
3Latintrānsitustraversed, passed through
4Latintrānseōto traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by
5Latintrānsacross, beyond
6LatinPadusthe River Po
7LeponticBodincus
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ