English
protirement
Blend of pro- + retirement; coined by Arthur Godfrey, according to the article Let's Protire, The American Mercury, January 1961.
A blend of pro- + retirement
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Italic *prō ‘in front of, before’
Latin prō ‘in favor of, on behalf of’
English pro-
Vulgar Latin *tīrāre
…
Middle French tirer ‘to pull’
French tirer ‘to draw’
French retirer ‘withdraw’
French retirement
English retirement
The story
Blend of pro- + retirement; coined by Arthur Godfrey, according to the article Let's Protire, The American Mercury, January 1961.
Today it means
noun Early retirement from professional work with the positive idea of pursuing something more fulfilling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / protirement