Where does “protectoratus” come from?

protectoratus (Latin) comes from Latin prōtector, from Latin prōtegō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

protectoratus (Latin): protectorate, office of a protector

Definitions

  1. protectorate, office of a protector

Ancestry of “protectoratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōtectorprotector (all senses)
2Latinprōtegōto cover
3Latinprōfor
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr
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