proto

Definitions of proto
  1. 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”
    synonyms:
    early
    at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
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