"πρωτο-" meaning in Greek

See πρωτο- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

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-KeRosK1T
  2. added before a verb to create another verb that indicates when it was first done: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-πρωτο--el-prefix-yjHjgHKQ
  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-MHwIVfXw Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 26 49
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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