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proto

adjective

Indicating the first or earliest or original

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Word length
5
Starts with
P
Ends with
O
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
7

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adjective

  1. 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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