Where does “projicere” come from?
projicere (Latin) comes from Latin projicio, from Latin proicio, 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.
projicere (Latin): present active infinitive of prōjiciō;...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of prōjiciō;...
Ancestry of “projicere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | projicio | Alternative form of prōiciō |
| 2 | Latin | proicio | I throw, thrust, drive, fling or hurl forth,... |
| 3 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |