proto-

• prot-

From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combination form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊtoʊ/, [pɹoʊɾoʊ]

proto-

1. first
2. (linguistics, genetics) most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of

   All Indo-European languages from Albanian to Zazaki are descended from Proto-Indo-European.

3. (chemistry) Relating to protons and/or positive charge.

• ur-

• deutero-, deuter-
• trito-, trit-

• protocarbonate

• Porto, Troop, porto, porto-, proot, troop, tropo-

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).

proto-

1. proto-

From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).

proto-

1. proto-

• Also prot- before a vowel.

From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pró, “before”).

proto-

1. proto- (initial, first, original)

• Also prot- before a vowel

From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos) "first", superlative of πρό (pró) "before".

proto-

1. proto-

From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-), combining form of πρῶτος (prôtos) "first", superlative of πρό (pró) "before".

proto-

1. proto-