proto-

Такође погледајте: proto, protó, и pro to

English

Alternative forms

• prot-

Etymology

From

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Антички Грчки

πρωτο- (prōto-), combination form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).

Pronunciation

• (US) МФА^(кључ): /pɹoʊtoʊ/, [pɹoʊɾoʊ]

Prefix

proto-

1. first
2. (linguistics, genetics) most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of

   All Indo-European languages from Albanian to Zazaki are descended from Proto-Indo-European.

3. (chemistry) Relating to protons and/or positive charge.

Synonyms

• ur-

Coordinate terms

• deutero-, deuter-
• trito-, trit-

Derived terms

words in which it has the meaning "first"

• protoethics
• protophysics
• protoplasm
• prototype

• protozoon

in linguistics, proto-languages

• Proto-Baltic
• Proto-Celtic
• Proto-Czech
• Proto-Germanic
• Proto-Greek
• Proto-Indo-Iranian
• Proto-Indo-European
• Proto-Italic
• Proto-Kiranti

• proto-language
• Proto-Norse
• Proto-Oceanic
• Proto-Pontic
• Proto-Semitic
• Proto-Slavic
• Proto-Uralic

Translations

first

• Czech: proto-
• Esperanto: pra-
• French: proto- (fr)

• Galician: proto-
• German: ur- (de)
• Russian: прото- (ru) (proto-)

(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 原始 (jyun⁴ ci²)

  Mandarin: 原始 (zh) (Yuánshǐ)

  Min Nan: 原始 (zh-min-nan) (Goân-sí)

• Czech: pra- (cs)

• Esperanto: pra-
• French: proto- (fr)
• Galician: proto-
• German: ur- (de)
• Russian: пра- (ru) (pra-)

Anagrams

• Porto, Troop, porto-, proot, troop, tropo- ^{(alphagram ooprt)}

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French

Etymology

From

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Антички Грчки

πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).

Prefix

1. proto-

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Italian

Etymology

From

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Антички Грчки

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

Prefix

proto-

1. proto-

Usage notes

• Also prot- before a vowel.

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Latvian

Etymology

From

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Антички Грчки

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

Prefix

1. proto- (initial, first, original)

Usage notes

• Also prot- before a vowel

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Spanish

Etymology

From

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Антички Грчки

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

Prefix

proto-

1. proto-