Definitions for proto
pro·to

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1. proto(a)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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1. protoadjective

   Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something

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1. proto

   Proto is a prefix derived from the Greek word 'protos', meaning 'first', 'original', or 'primitive'. It is used to denote something that is the first of its kind, an early version or precursor of a concept or object. It is commonly used in fields such as biology (e.g. protozoa - the first/early forms of animal life), language (e.g. Proto-Indo-European - the hypothesized earliest form of the Indo-European languages), technology (e.g. prototype - the first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle), and many other areas.

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1. PROTO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Proto is ranked #21009 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Proto surname appeared 1,252 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Proto.
   
   92.7% or 1,161 total occurrences were White.
   4.7% or 59 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for proto »

1. troop

2. porto

How to pronounce proto?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say proto in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of proto in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of proto in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of proto in a Sentence

1. Nancy Sherman:

   But the idea that Stoics don’t have emotional skin in the game is a misreading of ancient Stoicism. The Stoics were the most nuanced of early emotion theorists, detailing the layered complexity of emotional life. They describe “proto-emotions” that we feel and can’t control, and even a sage isn’t impugned for experiencing these starts and startles.

2. Warren Buffett:

   Until the reports started coming out I had never heard of the guy (Proto) who is making the claims about the Greek Island.

3. Douglas Petrovich:

   On this otherwise Middle Egyptian caption were a Canaanite syllabic and the world’s oldest attested proto-consonantal letter–‘B’, depicting a house for the Hebrew consonantbayit.

4. Federica Sala:

   Mr. Proto never said that Warren Buffet has bought an island in Greece. He said there was interest in offering an island to Mr. Buffett, and if the media report the news in a different way, (it) is not our responsibility.

5. Albert Zijlstra:

   At that time, planets were beginning to grow, starting as dust grains and becoming pebbles, rocks, mountains and finally proto-planets, there were lots of collision between them. This study may help understand how they survived these collisions.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=proto
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Proto
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=proto