pref. proto

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proto
Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something
pref. first, primordial, earliest (in time); original; first (in a series)
indicating a precondition or an early stage of development of certain features (e g Protothionic)
When used with a language name, it designates a reconstructed language rather than an attested one e g , Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Germanic, etc
Also used adjectively
A combining form prefix signifying first, primary, primordial; as, protomartyr, the first martyr; protomorphic, primitive in form; protoplast, a primordial organism; prototype, protozoan
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"
Sometimes used as equivalent to mono-, as indicating that the compound has but one atom of the element to the name of which it is prefixed
Denoting the first or lowest of a series, or the one having the smallest amount of the element to the name of which it is prefixed; as protoxide, protochloride, etc
Prefix meaning early
Term indicating the principal supervisor of the artisans and workmen