English
protreptic
Protreptic comes from Ancient Greek προτρεπτικός ‘hortatory’, from προτρέπω ‘to urge on’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπω‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροτρέπωprotrépō‘to urge on’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροτρεπτικόςprotreptikós‘hortatory’
- Englishearliest quotation 1930protreptic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπω‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροτρέπωprotrépō‘to urge on’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροτρεπτικόςprotreptikós‘hortatory’
- Englishearliest quotation 1930protreptic
Earliest quotation: 1930, Dorothy Tarrant, The Hippias Major Attributed to Plato (Book Review): “A protreptic discourse for beginners, no matter what the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’
thrive, intrepid, trepidation, turpitude, 30 more
through Ancient Greek τρέπω ‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
Today it means
adj Serving to instruct; didactic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trep- / protreptic