proto-diasystem
/ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪəsɪstɪm/Linguistics. Now rare
noun
A hypothetical reconstruction of the system of linguistic relationships in a proto-language.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Word (International Linguistic Association). From proto- + diasystem.
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