English
proteic
Proteic comes from Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος ‘of the first quality’, from πρό ‘before’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *pro-atos.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pro-atosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρό‘before’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρῶτος‘first’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρωτεῖος‘of the first quality’
- Englishtodayproteic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pro-atosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρό‘before’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρῶτος‘first’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρωτεῖος‘of the first quality’
- Englishtodayproteic
The story
Cf. protein, proteinic.
Every English word from Proto-Hellenic *pro-atos
Today it means
adj proteinic
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *pro-atos / proteic