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proto-

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See also: proto, Proto, protó, and pro to

English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combination form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).

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proto-

  1. An early, primitive stage of development.
    protophysics, protometal, protoword
    • 2022 November 6, Emma Garland, “Aaron Carter was the millennium’s bubblegum bad boy – and the victim of a rapacious music industry”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      In many ways, both good and bad, he was a proto-Justin Bieber—a teenage dream to be bought and sold, with what would turn out to be very little regard for his own humanity.
  2. Original, older.
    protograph, protolacteal, prototype, protoplasm
  3. (ordinal number) First in order; which stage is first.
    protogynous, protandrous
  4. Primary.
    protoderm, protocneme
  5. (linguistics, genetics) Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of.
    All Indo-European languages from Albanian to Zazaki are descended from Proto-Indo-European.
  6. (inorganic chemistry) A minimal proportion of a particular substance when in a combination. See protosalt.
    protoxide, protosulfide, protiodide
  7. (chemistry) Relating to protons and/or positive charge.
    protophilic, protolysis
  8. (anatomy) Anterior.
    prototroch, protoconid, protoconule

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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English terms prefixed with proto-
words in which it has the meaning "first"
in linguistics, proto-languages

Translations

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos).

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proto-

  1. proto-

Italian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).

Prefix

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proto-

  1. proto-

Usage notes

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  • Also prot- before a vowel.

Derived terms

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Italian terms prefixed with proto-

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).

Prefix

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proto-

  1. proto- (initial, first, original)

Usage notes

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  • Also prot- before a vowel

Derived terms

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Latvian terms prefixed with proto-

Polish

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /prɔ.tɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɔ
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

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proto-

  1. (chemistry) proto-
    ‎proto- + ‎-liza → ‎protoliza

Derived terms

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Polish terms prefixed with proto-

See also

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Further reading

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  • proto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos) "first", superlative of πρό (pró) "before".

Prefix

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proto-

  1. proto-

Derived terms

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Portuguese terms prefixed with proto-

Romanian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos) "first", superlative of πρό (pró) "before".

Prefix

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proto-

  1. proto-

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Romanian terms prefixed with proto-

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).

Prefix

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proto-

  1. proto-

Derived terms

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Spanish terms prefixed with proto-

Further reading

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