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Where does “porrectio” come from?

porrectio (Latin) comes from Latin porrigo, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “porrectio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinporrigoI stretch, spread out, extend; I offer, hold out;...
2Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
3Proto-Italicpor-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “porrectio”

  • porrection
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