proto-
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Related to proto-: Proto-Indo-European
proto-
, prot- Do not confuse this prefix with the combining form proteo-.The first in a series; the highest in rank.
[G. prōtos, first]
proto-, prot-
prefix meaning "first": protoblast, protopathic, prototoxin.
proto-
, prot-Combining forms meaning the first in a series; the highest in rank.
[G. prōtos, first]
proto-
Combining form denoting first, earliest or primitive.proto-
word element. [Gr.] first.