Where does “proparoxítono” come from?
proparoxítono (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek προπαροξύτονος, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
proparoxítono (Portuguese): proparoxytone
Ancestry of “proparoxítono”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | προπαροξύτονος | proparoxytone |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |