"proto-" meaning in Romanian

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        "3": "πρωτο-"
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      "expansion": "Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos) \"first\", superlative of πρό (pró) \"before\".",
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  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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        "proto-"
      ],
      "id": "en-proto--ro-prefix-kZzPpeSn",
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        [
          "proto-",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "proto-"
}

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        "3": "πρωτο-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos) \"first\", superlative of πρό (pró) \"before\".",
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      },
      "expansion": "proto-",
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  "pos": "prefix",
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        "Pages with 8 entries",
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        "Romanian terms derived from Ancient Greek"
      ],
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        "proto-"
      ],
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  ],
  "word": "proto-"
}