Where does “protofillo” come from?

protofillo (Italian) comes from Italian proto, 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.

protofillo (Italian): cotyledon

Definitions

  1. cotyledon

Ancestry of “protofillo”, step by step

protofillo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian proto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprotochief of a workforce; An architect in charge of...
2Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
3Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Italian fillo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfillophyllon
2Ancient Greekφῠ́λλονleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró