Where does “protagonizar” come from?

protagonizar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese protagonista, from French protagoniste, from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

protagonizar (Portuguese): to star appear as a featured performer or headliner

Definitions

  1. to star appear as a featured performer or headliner

Ancestry of “protagonizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseprotagonistaprotagonist
2Frenchprotagonisteprotagonist the main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama
3Ancient Greekπρωταγωνιστήςa chief actor
4Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
5Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró
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