"proto-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊ.təʊ/ [UK], /pɹoʊ.toʊ/ [US], [pɹoʊ.ɾoʊ] [US]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combination form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|πρωτο-}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), {{m|grc|πρῶτος|t=first}} πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), {{m|grc|πρό|t=before}} πρό (pró, “before”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} proto-, {{en-prefix}} proto-
  1. An early, primitive stage of development. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (primitive): atelo-
    Sense id: en-proto--en-prefix-sPSj6WIr Disambiguation of 'primitive': 43 15 2 0 14 7 5 14
  2. Original, older. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (original): ur-
    Sense id: en-proto--en-prefix-S~E7ZRrC Disambiguation of 'original': 4 90 1 0 3 1 0 1
  3. (ordinal) First in order; which stage is first. Tags: morpheme, ordinal Synonyms (first stage): eka- Translations (first): 原- (yuán-) (Chinese Mandarin), proto- (Czech), pra- (Esperanto), ensi- (Finnish), proto- (Finnish), proto- (French), proto- (Galician), ur- (German), proto- (Malay), purba- (Malay), pra- (Polish), прото- (proto-) (Russian), ur- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-proto--en-prefix-Ak3-wO3R Disambiguation of 'first stage': 36 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'first': 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
  4. Primary. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (primary): arch-, archi-, archo-
    Sense id: en-proto--en-prefix-1MYBYqWY Disambiguation of 'primary': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
  5. (linguistics, genetics) Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Genetics, Linguistics Synonyms: antero- [anterior], prot- [chemistry, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], Proto- (english: proper names of protolanguages and their associated people) Synonyms (common ancestor): cen- Coordinate_terms: deutero-, deuter-, trito-, trit-, tetarto-, tetart-, eteo- [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] Translations ((linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages): প্রত্ন- (protno-) (Bengali), 原始 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 原始 (jyun⁴ ci²) (Chinese Cantonese), 原始 (Yuánshǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), pra- (Czech), pra- (Esperanto), kanta- (Finnish), proto- (French), proto- (Galician), ur- (German), ős- (Hungarian), alap- (Hungarian), proto- (Portuguese), prot- (Portuguese), пра- (pra-) (Russian), ur- (Swedish), proto- (Turkish), ana- (Turkish), ön- (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-proto--en-prefix-NIklo9M2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 16 11 17 27 6 7 6 Topics: biology, genetics, human-sciences, linguistics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'common ancestor': 5 9 4 8 61 3 3 5 Derived forms: protocarbonate, protosymbol, protosymbolic, protosymbolism, protoethics, protophysics, protoplasm, prototype, protoindustrial, protozoon, Proto-Baltic, Proto-Celtic, Proto-Czech, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Greek, Proto-Indo-Aryan, Proto-Indo-Iranian, Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Italic, Proto-Kiranti, proto-language, Proto-Norse, Proto-Oceanic, Proto-Pontic, Proto-Semitic, Proto-Slavic, Proto-Turkic, Proto-Uralic Disambiguation of '(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages': 3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15
  6. (inorganic chemistry) A minimal proportion of a particular substance when in a combination. See protosalt. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry Synonyms (minimal): meio-
    Sense id: en-proto--en-prefix-mPxbLKw1 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'minimal': 9 4 7 0 12 47 9 13
  7. (chemistry) Relating to protons and/or positive charge. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-proto--en-prefix-Aj-fw8HY Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  8. (anatomy) Anterior. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-proto--en-prefix-AgPX4HKZ Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (chemistry): proto- (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'chemistry': 0 0 0 0 0 48 52 0

Prefix [French]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|grc|πρῶτος}} Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Head templates: {{fr-prefix}} proto-
  1. proto- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-proto--fr-prefix-kZzPpeSn Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Italian]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|grc|πρωτο-}} Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), {{m|grc|πρῶτος||first}} πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), {{m|grc|πρό||before}} πρό (pró, “before”) Head templates: {{head|it|prefix}} proto-
  1. proto- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-proto--it-prefix-kZzPpeSn Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Latvian]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”). Etymology templates: {{der|lv|grc|πρωτο-}} Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), {{m|grc|πρῶτος||first}} πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), {{m|grc|πρό||before}} πρό (pró, “before”) Head templates: {{head|lv|prefix|head=|sort=}} proto-, {{lv-prefix}} proto-
  1. proto- (initial, first, original) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-proto--lv-prefix-3ptNhSJ- Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Polish]

IPA: /ˈprɔ.tɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔtɔ Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-). Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|pl|grc|πρωτο-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), {{der+|pl|grc|πρωτο-}} Derived from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) Head templates: {{head|pl|prefix}} proto-
  1. (chemistry) proto- Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry Related terms: pra-
    Sense id: en-proto--pl-prefix-kZzPpeSn Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Prefix [Portuguese]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos) "first", superlative of πρό (pró) "before". Etymology templates: {{der|pt|grc|πρωτο-}} Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), {{m|grc|πρῶτος}} πρῶτος (prôtos), {{m|grc|πρό}} πρό (pró) Head templates: {{head|pt|prefix}} proto-
  1. proto- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-proto--pt-prefix-kZzPpeSn Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Romanian]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos) "first", superlative of πρό (pró) "before". Etymology templates: {{der|ro|grc|πρωτο-}} Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), {{m|grc|πρῶτος}} πρῶτος (prôtos), {{m|grc|πρό}} πρό (pró) Head templates: {{head|ro|prefix}} proto-
  1. proto- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-proto--ro-prefix-kZzPpeSn Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Spanish]

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|grc|πρωτο-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), {{bor+|es|grc|πρωτο-}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), {{m|grc|πρῶτος||first}} πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), {{m|grc|πρό||before}} πρό (pró, “before”) Head templates: {{head|es|prefix}} proto-
  1. proto- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-proto--es-prefix-kZzPpeSn Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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        },
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          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "protosymbolism"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "protoethics"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "protophysics"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "protoplasm"
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          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
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          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
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          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
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        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "Proto-Greek"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "Proto-Indo-Aryan"
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          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
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        {
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          "word": "Proto-Italic"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
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          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "Proto-Pontic"
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          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "Proto-Semitic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "Proto-Slavic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "Proto-Turkic"
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          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "word": "Proto-Uralic"
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          "text": "All Indo-European languages from Albanian to Zazaki are descended from Proto-Indo-European.",
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "topics": [
            "chemistry",
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          "word": "prot-"
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          "_dis1": "10 18 12 18 26 4 6 5",
          "english": "proper names of protolanguages and their associated people",
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        }
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        "morpheme"
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        "biology",
        "genetics",
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        "linguistics",
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        "sciences"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "protno-",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "word": "প্রত্ন-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "jyun⁴ ci²",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "word": "原始"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "原始"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Yuánshǐ",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "word": "原始"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "word": "pra-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "word": "pra-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "word": "kanta-"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "word": "proto-"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "word": "proto-"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 4 1 0 71 4 2 15",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
          "word": "ur-"
        },
        {
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        "morpheme"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.