Etymograph

English

protide

Protide comes from Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’, from πρό ‘before’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *pro-atos.

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pro-atos1reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρό1‘before’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρῶτος2prôtos‘first’
  4. Englishtodayprotide2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πρῶτος
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English protide

Lineage

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pro-atosWiktionary, Ancient Greek πρῶτοςreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρόWiktionary, Ancient Greek πρῶτος‘before’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρῶτοςWiktionary, English protideprôtos‘first’
  4. EnglishtodayprotideWiktionary, English protide

Formed from proto + ide

Swedish id

Latin idus ‘the ides’

French ide ‘ide (fish)’

English ide

Linked words

through Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’

proton, prolactin, 6 more

Today it means

noun The normal hydride ion using protium.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “protide”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek πρῶτος. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *pro-atos / protide

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