"protonym" meaning in All languages combined

See protonym on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: protonyms [plural]
Etymology: proto- + -onym Etymology templates: {{confix|en|proto|onym}} proto- + -onym Head templates: {{en-noun}} protonym (plural protonyms)
  1. (zoology, taxonomy) The first legitimate name of a taxon, on which the currently accepted name is based. Categories (topical): Taxonomy, Zoology Coordinate_terms (botany and others): basionym
    Sense id: en-protonym-en-noun-Whmb6WlX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with proto-, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with proto-: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 80 20 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy, zoology Disambiguation of 'botany and others': 74 26
  2. (prescriptive, uncommon) The first/original entity after which another entity is named without the entities being related. If the entities are related, then the original entity is the eponym of the subsequent entities. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-protonym-en-noun-tjAXEB8C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eponym Coordinate_terms: basonym [virology, microbiology, biology, natural-sciences]

Inflected forms

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