Definition of Proto

1. Adjective. Indicating the first or earliest or original. "`proto' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages"

Language type: Combining Form
Similar to: Early

Definition of Proto

1. Adjective. Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Proto

protide
protides
protip
protirelin
protirement
protist
protistan
protistans
protistic
protistologist
protistologists
protistology
protists
protium
protiums
proto (current term)
proto(a)
proto-
proto-industries
proto-industry
proto-language
proto-languages
proto-oncogene
proto-oncogenes
protoactinium
protoanthophyllite
protoanthropology
protoarchaeology
protoarcheology
protoavis

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