LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

prōterō

prōterō (present infinitive prōterere, perfect active prōtrīvī, supine prōtrītum)
Classical[ˈproː.tɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.te.ro]

Meaning

  1. to trample down, tread on something
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)1st c. BC, Caesar, Dē Bellō Cīvīlī At equitātus hostium ab utrōque cornū circumīre aciem nostram et āversōs prōterere incipit. - Besides, the enemy's cavalry began to surround us on both wings and to trample down our rear. (Translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, 1869.)
  2. to defeat, overthrow, maltreat, abuse
    1st c. BC, author unknown, Rhētōrica ad Gaium Herennium eam patiminī nunc ab homunculīs dēterrimīs prōterī atque conculcārī? - do you now allow [Rome] to be defeated and crushed by the worst weaklings?

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōterōprōterēbamprōteramprōtrīvīprōtrīveramprōtrīverō
2nd sg.prōterisprōterēbāsprōterēsprōtrīvistīprōtrīverāsprōtrīveris
3rd sg.prōteritprōterēbatprōteretprōtrīvitprōtrīveratprōtrīverit
1st pl.prōterimusprōterēbāmusprōterēmusprōtrīvimusprōtrīverāmusprōtrīverimus
2nd pl.prōteritisprōterēbātisprōterētisprōtrīvistisprōtrīverātisprōtrīveritis
3rd pl.prōteruntprōterēbantprōterentprōtrīvērunt
prōtrīvēre		prōtrīverantprōtrīverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōteramprōtereremprōtrīverimprōtrīvissem
2nd sg.prōterāsprōtererēsprōtrīverīsprōtrīvissēs
3rd sg.prōteratprōtereretprōtrīveritprōtrīvisset
1st pl.prōterāmusprōtererēmusprōtrīverīmusprōtrīvissēmus
2nd pl.prōterātisprōtererētisprōtrīverītisprōtrīvissētis
3rd pl.prōterantprōtererentprōtrīverintprōtrīvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōterorprōterēbarprōterar
2nd sg.prōtereris
prōterere		prōterēbāris
prōterēbāre		prōterēris
prōterēre
3rd sg.prōteriturprōterēbāturprōterētur
1st pl.prōterimurprōterēbāmurprōterēmur
2nd pl.prōteriminīprōterēbāminīprōterēminī
3rd pl.prōterunturprōterēbanturprōterentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōterarprōtererer
2nd sg.prōterāris
prōterāre		prōtererēris
prōtererēre
3rd sg.prōterāturprōtererētur
1st pl.prōterāmurprōtererēmur
2nd pl.prōterāminīprōtererēminī
3rd pl.prōteranturprōtererentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōtereprōterere
pres. 2nd pl.prōteriteprōteriminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōteritōprōteritor
fut. 3rd sg.prōteritōprōteritor
fut. 2nd pl.prōteritōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōteruntōprōteruntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōterereprōterī
perfect infinitiveprōtrīvisseprōtrītum esse
future infinitiveprōtrītūrum esseprōtrītum īrī
present participleprōterēns—
perfect participle—prōtrītus
prōtrīta, prōtrītā, prōtrītae, prōtrītam, prōtrītārum, prōtrītās, prōtrīte, prōtrītī, prōtrītīs, prōtrītō, prōtrītōrum, prōtrītōs
future participleprōtrītūrus
prōtrītūra, prōtrītūrā, prōtrītūrae, prōtrītūram, prōtrītūrārum, prōtrītūrās, prōtrītūre, prōtrītūrī, prōtrītūrīs, prōtrītūrō, prōtrītūrōrum, prōtrītūrōs, prōtrītūrum		prōterendus
prōterundus, prōterenda, prōterendā, prōterendae, prōterendam, prōterendārum, prōterendās, prōterende, prōterendīs, prōterendōrum, prōterendōs
gerundprōterendī, prōterendō, prōterendumsupineprōtrītum, prōtrītū

prō-tĕro, trīvi, trītum, 3, v. a. *
I. To drive forth, drive away: ver proterit aestas Interitura, i. e. supplants, Hor. C. 4, 7, 9.—
II. To tread under foot, trample down, wear away, crush, bruise (class.; syn. proculco).
A. Lit.: aliquem pedibus, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 13: homines elephantis proterendos substravit, Val. Max. 2, 7, 14: januam limā, i. e. to destroy, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 9: equitatus aversos proterere incipit, Caes. B. C. 2, 41: agmina curru, Verg. A. 12, 330: florentia arva, Ov. M. 2, 791: adversum rota proterit agmen, Sil. 2, 175: ulmus labens proterit uvas, Stat. Th. 8, 747: seges torrefacta proteritur, Col. 2, 21, 3.—
B. Transf., in gen., to overthrow, beat, crush, defeat, destroy: Marte Poenos, Hor. C. 3, 5, 34: protrita hostium acies, Tac. H. 2, 26: aliquem proterere et conculcare, to maltreat, abuse, trample upon, Cic. Fl. 2, 22, 53; cf.: pati urbem proteri atque conculcari, Auct. Her. 4, 53, 66: ruinā suā proteri, Vell. 2, 91, 4: umbram, Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 25: omnia ferro, Just. 24, 4, 6: barbaram plebem, Amm. 15, 4, 12. —Hence, prōtrītus, a, um, P.a., worn out (by rubbing); hence, of words, of frequent use, common, trite, vulgar (post-class.): verba, Gell. 5, 21, 4; 12, 2, 1; 18, 4, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōterō

Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Latin terō Latin prōterō From prō + terō.

Quick answers

What does prōterō mean in Latin?
prōterō, a verb, means “to trample down, tread on something; to defeat, overthrow, maltreat, abuse”.
What are the principal parts of prōterō?
prōterō, prōterere, prōtrīvī, prōtrītum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōterō?
In classical Latin, [ˈproː.tɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔː.te.ro].
Where does prōterō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōterō.