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Where does “controprogetto” come from?

controprogetto (Italian) comes from Italian progetto, from French projet, 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.

controprogetto (Italian): counter proposal, alternative plan, plan B

Definitions

  1. counter proposal, alternative plan, plan B

Ancestry of “controprogetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprogettoplan, project, design, scheme, layout;...
2Frenchprojetproject; plan; draft constitution
3Latinprōiectus—
4LatinproicioI throw, thrust, drive, fling or hurl forth,...
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
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
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