| 单词 | proto |
| 释义 | proto- (proʊtoʊ-) prefix Proto- is used to form adjectives and nouns which indicate that something is in the early stages of its development. ...the proto-fascist tendencies of some of its supporters. ...Albion, whose own legend stretches back to the mists of proto-history. proto- in British English or sometimes before a vowel prot- combining form 1. indicating the first in time, order, or rank protomartyr 2. primitive, ancestral, or original prototype 3. indicating the reconstructed earliest stage of a language Proto-Germanic 4. indicating the first in a series of chemical compounds protoxide 5. indicating the parent of a chemical compound or an element protactinium Word origin from Greek prōtos first, from pro before; see pro-2proto- in American English (ˈproʊtoʊ; ˈproʊtə) 1. first in time, original, primitive protoplast 2. first in importance, principal, chief protonotary 3. [P-] prehistoric or original , said of a people or language Proto-Germanic 4. a. forming nouns on the way to becoming the (specified) thing or kind of person proto-suburbia, a proto-terrorist b. forming adjectives on the way to having the (specified) quality or relationship a proto-Cubist painting 5. Chemistry a. being that member of a series of compounds having the lowest proportion of the (specified) element or radical protoxide b. being the parent form of a (specified) substance Word origin Gr prōto- < prōtos, first < IE *pṛto- < base *pro-, early, ahead > L pro-, Gr pro-Definition of 'proto-' |
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