Where does “protofascista” come from?
protofascista (Spanish) comes from Spanish proto-, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Byzantine Greek νοτάριος, from Latin notarius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
protofascista (Spanish): protofascist
Definitions
- protofascist
Ancestry of “protofascista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | proto- | proto |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | νοτάριος | — |
| 5 | Latin | notarius | notary; clerk, secretary; writer of shorthand;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |