Where does “protocol” come from?
protocol (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin prōtocollum, from Greek πρωτόκολλον, from Greek κόλλα — glue, gum; sizing, size; flour paste, starch...
Ancestry of “protocol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prōtocollum | the first sheet of a volume on which contents and errata were written |
| 2 | Greek | πρωτόκολλον | — |
| 3 | Greek | κόλλα | glue, gum; sizing, size; flour paste, starch... |