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Where does “protessi” come from?

protessi (Italian) comes from Italian proteggere, 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.

protessi (Italian): first-person singular indicative past historic of...

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  1. first-person singular indicative past historic of...

Ancestry of “protessi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianproteggereto shield or protect
2Latinprotegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
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

Words derived from “protessi”

  • protetico
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