Where does “unprotectable” come from?
unprotectable (English) comes from English protectable, from English protect, from French protection, from Italian protezione, from Spanish protección, from Late Latin protectio, from Latin prōtēctus, from Latin protegere — passed , crossed.
unprotectable (English): Impossible to protect
Definitions
- Impossible to protect
Ancestry of “unprotectable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protectable | That can be protected |
| 2 | English | protect | To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent... |
| 3 | French | protection | protection |
| 4 | Italian | protezione | protection |
| 5 | Spanish | protección | protection |
| 6 | Late Latin | protectio | a covering over; protection; shelter |
| 7 | Latin | prōtēctus | covered |
| 8 | Latin | protegere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |