Where does “protectour” come from?
protectour (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman protectour, from Latin prōtector, from Latin prōtegō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “protectour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | protectour | protector |
| 2 | Latin | prōtector | protector (all senses) |
| 3 | Latin | prōtegō | to cover |
| 4 | Latin | prō | for |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “protectour”
- protector
- protectorate
- protectress
- protectorship
- radioprotector
- protectoral
- neuroprotector
- protectorless
- photoprotector
- cardioprotector
- protectorial
- protectors
- chemoprotector
- cryoprotector
- geroprotector
- hepatoprotector
- immunoprotector
- lyoprotector
- nephroprotector
- osmoprotector
- phytoprotector
- protectorian
- protectorly
- protectory