Where does “Protokollführer” come from?

Protokollführer (German) comes from German Protokoll, from Medieval Latin protocollum, from Greek πρωτόκολλον, from Greek κόλλα — glue, gum; sizing, size; flour paste, starch...

Protokollführer (German): registrar, secretary

Definitions

  1. registrar, secretary

Ancestry of “Protokollführer”, step by step

Protokollführer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Protokoll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProtokollprotocol; minutes
2Medieval Latinprotocollumthe first sheet of a volume
3Greekπρωτόκολλον
4Greekκόλλαglue, gum; sizing, size; flour paste, starch...

via German Führer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFühreragent noun of führen
2Middle High Germanfüerer
3Old High Germanfôrari
Every word from Greek κόλλαEvery word from Greek πρωτόκολλονEvery word from Medieval Latin protocollum