"proto-" meaning in English

See proto- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

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

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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "yuán-",
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      "sense": "first",
      "word": "pra-"
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      "word": "ensi-"
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      "word": "proto-"
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    },
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      "sense": "first",
      "word": "ur-"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Malay",
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      "word": "proto-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
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      "word": "purba-"
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      "word": "pra-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "first",
      "word": "прото-"
    },
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      "sense": "first",
      "word": "ur-"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "protno-",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "প্রত্ন-"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jyun⁴ ci²",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "原始"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
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      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
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      "word": "原始"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Yuánshǐ",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "原始"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "pra-"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "pra-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "kanta-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "proto-"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "proto-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "ur-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "ős-"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "word": "alap-"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "proto-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "prot-"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "ur-"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "proto-"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages",
      "word": "ön-"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chemistry",
      "word": "proto-"
    }
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  "word": "proto-"
}

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