PROTO

proto

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

proto (not comparable)

Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something

Anagrams

• Porto, Troop, porto, porto-, proot, troop, tropo, tropo-

Proper noun

Proto (plural Protos)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Proto is the 21009^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1252 individuals. Proto is most common among White (92.73%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Porto, Troop, porto, porto-, proot, troop, tropo, tropo-

Source: Wiktionary

Pro"to-. Etym: [Gr. prw os first, a superl. fr. Pro-.]

1. A combining form prefix signifying first, primary, primordial; as, protomartyr, the first martyr; protomorphic, primitive in form; protoplast, a primordial organism; prototype, protozoan.

2. (Chem.) (a) 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. (b) 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. Also used adjectively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition