Where does “projekti” come from?

projekti (Finnish) comes from English megaproject, from English project, from Latin prōiectus, from Latin proicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

projekti (Finnish): project

Definitions

  1. project

Ancestry of “projekti”, step by step

projekti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English megaproject

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaprojectA very large public investment project,...
2EnglishprojectA planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal...
3Latinprōiectusdischarged, scattered
4LatinproicioI throw, thrust, drive, fling or hurl forth,...
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish projekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprojektproject
2Latinprojectumnominative neuter singular of prōjectus;...

Words derived from “projekti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-