Where does “reprotect” come from?
reprotect (English) comes from English protect, from French protection, from Italian protezione, from Spanish protección, from Late Latin protectio, from Latin prōtēctus, from Latin protegere, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
reprotect (English): To protect again
Definitions
- To protect again
Ancestry of “reprotect”, step by step
reprotect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English protect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protect | To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent... |
| 2 | French | protection | protection |
| 3 | Italian | protezione | protection |
| 4 | Spanish | protección | protection |
| 5 | Late Latin | protectio | a covering over; protection; shelter |
| 6 | Latin | prōtēctus | covered |
| 7 | Latin | protegere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |