Where does “протеже” come from?
протеже (Russian) comes from French protégé, from French protéger, from Latin protegere, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
протеже (Russian): protégé
Ancestry of “протеже”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | protégé | past participle of protéger |
| 2 | French | protéger | to protect |
| 3 | Latin | protegere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |