"protoform" meaning in English

See protoform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: protoforms [plural]
Etymology: proto- + form Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|proto|form}} proto- + form Head templates: {{en-noun}} protoform (plural protoforms)
  1. Synonym of urform (“basic or original form”) Synonyms: urform [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-protoform-en-noun-aJcCC54Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with proto- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with proto-: 72 28
  2. (linguistics) A hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-protoform-en-noun-QDvwmae4 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for protoform meaning in English (1.6kB)

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