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Where does “projekts” come from?

projekts (Latvian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

projekts (Latvian): project; draft, project; plan

Definitions

  1. project; draft, project; plan

Ancestry of “projekts”, step by step

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

Words derived from “projekts”

  • likumprojekts
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