What meaning is proto as a root word?

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What meaning is proto as a root word?

proto as a root word give an example.

2007-05-30 03:42:49 · 3 answers · asked by marfer1 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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proto- denotes "first", "first formed", derived from the Greek (protos).

Example: prototype ~ which refers to the first type or model from which anything is copied.

2007-05-30 08:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

proto means "forming" or "developing" or "nascent"--something that describes the earlier stages of the "finished" model. A protostar is a mass of gases condensing into a star, for example.

2007-05-30 03:52:29 · answer #2 · answered by henry d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

prototype; protocol; protozoa

2007-05-30 03:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by Terri J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋