Etymology of the English word protrusion
the English word
protrusionderived from the Latin word
protrususderived from the Latin word
protrudere (thrust forwards or out; put off)
derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Latin word
trudere (thrust, push, shove)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*treud-Usage
Word found in Modern English
