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Where does “protetto” come from?

protetto (Italian) comes from Latin prōtēctus, 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.

protetto (Italian): protected, sheltered; past participle of...

Definitions

  1. protected, sheltered; past participle of...

Ancestry of “protetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōtēctus—
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 “protetto”

  • iperprotetto
  • improtetto
  • semiprotetto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →