English

Etymology
From AGr. term|scpolytonic|����ο-|trproto-|langgrc, combination form of term|scpolytonic|����ο�|trprotos||first|langgrc, superlative of term|scpolytonic|��ο|trpro||before|lang=grc.

Prefix
infl|en|prefix|cat=prefixes

1. Used to make words in which it has the meaning "first".
2. linguistics Used to form the name of the hypothetical ancestor of a family of languages.

#:Proto-Indo-European is the ancestor of the Indo-European languages.

Synonyms
ur-

Derived terms
rel-top|words in which it has the meaning "first"
protoplasm
prototype
rel-mid
protozoon
rel-bottom

rel-top|in linguistics, proto-languages
Proto-Baltic
Proto-Celtic
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Greek
Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Kiranti
rel-mid
Proto-language
Proto-Norse
Proto-Pontic
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Slavic
Proto-Uralic
rel-bottom

French

Etymology
From AGr. term|||trprotos|first|langgrc.

Prefix
infl|fr|prefix|cat=prefixes

1. Used to make words in which it has the meaning "first".
2. linguistics Used to form the name of the hypothetical ancestor of a family of languages.

de:proto-
es:proto-
fr:proto-
tr:proto-

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