Where does “protège-tibia” come from?

protège-tibia (French) comes from French protéger, from Latin protegere, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

protège-tibia (French): shinguard

Definitions

  1. shinguard

Ancestry of “protège-tibia”, step by step

protège-tibia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French protéger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprotégerto protect
2Latinprotegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
4Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via French tibia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtibiashin; tibia, shinbone
2Latintībiathe large shin bone, tibia; leg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →