proto-
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combination form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
proto-
- An early, primitive stage of development.
- 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.
- Original, older.
- (ordinal) First in order; which stage is first.
- Primary.
- (linguistics, genetics) Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of.
- All Indo-European languages from Albanian to Zazaki are descended from Proto-Indo-European.
- (inorganic chemistry) A minimal proportion of a particular substance when in a combination. See protosalt.
- (chemistry) Relating to protons and/or positive charge.
- (anatomy) Anterior.
Synonyms[edit]
- (primitive): atelo-
- (original): ur-
- (first stage): eka-
- (primary): arch-, archi-, archo-
- (common ancestor): cen-
- (minimal): meio-
- (anterior): antero-
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos).
Prefix[edit]
proto-
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).
Prefix[edit]
proto-
Usage notes[edit]
- Also prot- before a vowel.
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).
Prefix[edit]
proto-
- proto- (initial, first, original)
Usage notes[edit]
- Also prot- before a vowel
Derived terms[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
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".
Prefix[edit]
proto-
Derived terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos) "first", superlative of πρό (pró) "before".
Prefix[edit]
proto-
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).
Prefix[edit]
proto-
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “proto-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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