Associations to the word «Proto»
Noun
- Armenian
- Numeral
- Etymology
- Albanian
- Picasso
- Welsh
- Globalization
- Bulgarian
- Bc
- Adjective
- Alphabet
- Ras
- Inflection
- Indus
- Gatherer
- Hebrew
- Fascist
- Cree
- Latin
- Syntax
- Mutation
- Bloomfield
- Tumor
- Mongolian
- Sami
- Paradigm
- Inscription
- Inventory
- Levant
- Volga
- Scandinavia
- Balkans
- Ir
- Singular
- Meaning
- Migration
- Romanian
- Subcontinent
- Moldova
- Fascism
- Cymru
- Differentiation
- Greek
- Gaul
- Stem
- Genes
- Initial
- Script
- Transcription
- Compare
- Lingua
- Romano
- Semantic
- Root
- Assimilation
- Pronunciation
- Croatian
- Similarity
- Lithuanian
- Isaiah
- Typing
- Retention
- Lan
- Pottery
Adjective
Wiktionary
PROTO, adjective. Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something
Dictionary definition
PROTO, adjective. Indicating the first or earliest or original; "`proto' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages".
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.