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Where does “protelo” come from?

protelo (Latin) comes from Latin tēlum, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

protelo (Latin): I drive forward; I beat off or repulse

Definitions

  1. I drive forward; I beat off or repulse

Ancestry of “protelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintēlum—
2Latintēla—
3Old Dutchtegela—
4Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
5Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
6Latintēgula—
7Latintegō—
8Proto-Italictegōcover
9Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “protelo”

  • protelaturus
  • protelatus
  • protelandus
  • protelans
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