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Where does “protocolaire” come from?

protocolaire (French) comes from French protocole, from Middle French protocolle, from Late Latin protocollum, from Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.

protocolaire (French): protocol; formal

Definitions

  1. protocol; formal

Ancestry of “protocolaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprotocoleprotocol
2Middle Frenchprotocolledocument, record
3Late Latinprotocollumthe first sheet of a volume; the first sheet of a...
4Byzantine Greekπρωτόκολλονfirst sheet glued onto a manuscript; first sheet...
5Ancient Greekπρωτο-first, primary
6Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
7Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “protocolaire”

  • protocolairement
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