proto-
combining form/prəʊtəʊ/, /prəʊtə/
/prəʊtəʊ/, /prəʊtə/
- (in nouns and adjectives) original; from which others develop
- prototype
- proto-modernist painters
Word Originfrom Greek prōtos ‘first’.Definitions on the go
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