proto-form

[ proh-toh-fawrm ]
/ ˈproʊ toʊˌfɔrm /

noun Linguistics.

a hypothetical linguistic form reconstructed as an element of a protolanguage.

Origin of proto-form

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby proto-form

proto team, proto-, proto-algonquian, proto-doric, proto-elamite, proto-form, proto-germanic, proto-indo-european, proto-ionic, proto-norse, proto-oncogene