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Where does “likumprojekts” come from?

likumprojekts (Latvian) comes from Latvian projekts, from Latin prōiectum, 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- — passed , crossed.

likumprojekts (Latvian): bill, draft of law

Definitions

  1. bill, draft of law

Ancestry of “likumprojekts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianprojektsproject; draft, project; plan
2Latinprōiectum—
3LatinproicioI throw, thrust, drive, fling or hurl forth,...
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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