myEtymology.com: English etymology of protium

Etymology of the English word protium

the English word protium

using the English suffix -ium

using the English prefix prot-

derived from the New Latin word protium

derived from the Greek word protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

using the Latin suffix -ium

using the Latin prefix proto-

derived from the Byzantine Greek prefix proto-, πρωτο-

The earliest known usage of protium in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English