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proto-

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

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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) 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

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

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French edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos).

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proto-

  1. proto-

Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

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proto-

  1. proto-

Usage notes edit

  • Also prot- before a vowel.

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Italian terms prefixed with proto-

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Latvian edit

Etymology edit

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

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proto-

  1. proto- (initial, first, original)

Usage notes edit

  • Also prot- before a vowel

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Latvian terms prefixed with proto-

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.tɔ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɔ
  • Syllabification: pro‧to

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proto-

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

Derived terms edit

Polish terms prefixed with proto-

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Further reading edit

  • proto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

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proto-

  1. proto-

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Portuguese terms prefixed with proto-

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Etymology edit

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

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proto-

  1. proto-

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Romanian terms prefixed with proto-

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Etymology edit

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

Prefix edit

proto-

  1. proto-

Derived terms edit

Spanish terms prefixed with proto-

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