Etymology

provection

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Today it means: The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename". Full definition →

Latin prōvectiō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromprōvectiō“an advancement”
  2. English todayprovection

From Latin prōvectiō (“an advancement”), from prōvect-, past participle stem of prōvehō (“to carry together”), combination of prō- and vehō. By surface analysis, provect + -ion.

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