Where does “sobreprotector” come from?

sobreprotector (Spanish) comes from Spanish protector, from Latin prōtector, from Latin prōtegō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

sobreprotector (Spanish): overprotective

Definitions

  1. overprotective

Ancestry of “sobreprotector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishprotectorprotective; protector
2Latinprōtectorprotector (all senses)
3Latinprōtegōto cover
4Latinprōfor
5Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
6Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
7Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr
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