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Where does “proturan” come from?

proturan (English) comes from Translingual Protura, 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.

proturan (English): Any of many primitive insects, of the order...

Definitions

  1. Any of many primitive insects, of the order...

Ancestry of “proturan”, step by step

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