proto

Definition of Proto in English :

Adjective

1. proto

indicating the first or earliest or original

Example Sentences:
'proto' is a combining form in a word like protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Proto

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combining form

1.

indicating the first in time, order, or rank

protomartyr

2.

primitive, ancestral, or original

prototype

3.

indicating the reconstructed earliest stage of a language

Proto-Germanic

4.

indicating the first in a series of chemical compounds

protoxide

5.

indicating the parent of a chemical compound or an element

protactinium

Proto

see synonyms of proto

1.

first in time, original, primitive

protoplast

2.

first in importance, principal, chief

protonotary

3. [P-]

prehistoric or original

, said of a people or language

Proto-Germanic

4.

a. forming nouns

on the way to becoming the (specified) thing or kind of person

proto-suburbia, a proto-terrorist

b. forming adjectives

on the way to having the (specified) quality or relationship

a proto-Cubist painting

5. Chemistry

a.

being that member of a series of compounds having the lowest proportion of the (specified) element or radical

protoxide

b.

being the parent form of a (specified) substance

Proto

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pref.

1. First in time; earliest: protolithic.

2. First formed; primitive; original: protohuman.

3. Proto- Being a form of a language that is the ancestor of a language or group of related languages: Proto-Germanic.

4. Having the least amount of a specified element or radical: protoporphyrin.

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