Added 9 October 2026
proto
adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about proto at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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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
Origin
From the prefix proto-.
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