Where does “prōtēctus” come from?

prōtēctus (Latin) comes from Latin protegere, 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.

prōtēctus (Latin): covered

Definitions

  1. covered

Ancestry of “prōtēctus”, step by step

prōtēctus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin protegere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprotegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
3Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin prōtegō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōtegōto cover
2Latinprōfor
3Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
4Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
5Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “prōtēctus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-