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proto

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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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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "proto":
parotid pert port pretty proto proud part pareto parity parody more...
Words contain "proto":
anonymous file transfer protocol antiproton antiprotozoal antiprotozoal drug barium protoxide ciliated protozoan communications protocol file transfer protocol flagellate protozoan flagellated protozoan more...
Words contain "proto" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
proto proto-indo european proto-norse anatolian anatolian language proto-oncogene baltic language aryan baltic indo-european

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