"πρωτο-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /prɔː.to/, /pro.to/, /pro.to/, /prɔː.to/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pro.to/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /pro.to/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /pro.to/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /pro.to/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: prōto- [romanization]
Etymology: From πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|πρῶτος||first}} πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix}} πρωτο- • (prōto-)
  1. first, primary Tags: morpheme Synonyms: πρωτ- (prōt-) (english: used before morphemes that begin with a vowel), πρωθ- (prōth-) (english: used before morphemes that begin with /h/)
    Sense id: en-πρωτο--grc-prefix-hKXr-~MY Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Greek]

IPA: /pɾoto/ Forms: proto- [romanization]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”). Etymology templates: {{der|el|grc|πρῶτος||first}} Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} πρωτο- • (proto-), {{el-prefix}} πρωτο- • (proto-)
  1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is the first: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-πρωτο--el-prefix-QXfNj0kW
  2. added before a verb to create another verb that indicates when it was first done: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-πρωτο--el-prefix-yuOLSSWB
  3. added before a noun to create words that indicates something is the first phase of a period of history, language, etc; Proto-: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-πρωτο--el-prefix-yRgq99UK Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: πρωτό- (protó-), πρωτ- (prot-) (english: used before morphemes that begin with a vowel), πρωθ- (used before morphemes that historically began with a vowel with a δασεία or rough breathing)

Alternative forms

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