Etymology of the English word protrude
the English word
protrudederived from the Latin word
protrudederived from the New Latin word
pro-derived from the Latin word
trudere (thrust, push, shove)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*treud-Date
The earliest known usage of protrude in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
protrudedUsage
Word found in Modern English
