Where does “prototype” come from?
prototype (French) comes from Latin prōtotypus, from Ancient Greek πρωτότυπος, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prototype (French): prototype
Definitions
- prototype
Ancestry of “prototype”, step by step
prototype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin prōtotypus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prōtotypus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρωτότυπος | original; prototype |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Late Latin prototypon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | prototypon | — |