proto- /prəʊtəʊ, -tə $ proʊtoʊ, -tə/ BrE AmE prefix
[ Language: Late Latin ; Origin: Greek , from protos 'first' ]
technical existing or coming before other things of the same type:
a proto-fascist group
a prototype
proto- /prəʊtəʊ, -tə $ proʊtoʊ, -tə/ BrE AmE prefix
[ Language: Late Latin ; Origin: Greek , from protos 'first' ]
technical existing or coming before other things of the same type:
a proto-fascist group
a prototype
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012