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proto
adjective
Indicating the first or earliest or original
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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”
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‘proto’ is a combining form in a word like ‘protolanguage’ that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages
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