Where does “protruding” come from?
Protruding comes from Latin protrūdō, formed from the prefix prō- and trūdō meaning to thrust, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós and bʰuH-.
protruding (English): present participle of protrude
Definitions
- present participle of protrude
Ancestry of “protruding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | protrude | To extend from, above or beyond a surface or... |
| 2 | Latin | protrudere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “protruding”