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Where does “protección” come from?

protección (Spanish) comes from Late Latin protectio, from Latin prōtēctus, 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.

protección (Spanish): protection

Definitions

  1. protection

Ancestry of “protección”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinprotectioa covering over; protection; shelter
2Latinprōtēctus—
3Latinprotegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “protección”

  • proteccionista
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