Definition of proto Proto
/pɹowˈtʌ/ - [prowtu] -
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What does proto mean?
WordNet
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| proto - 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" | ||
| early at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- proto (Adjective)
Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.
