Where does “protourbano” come from?
protourbano (Italian) comes from Italian proto-, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, 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.
protourbano (Italian): proto-urban
Ancestry of “protourbano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | proto- | proto- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |