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English
Etymology
From the prefix proto-.
Adjective
proto (not comparable)
- Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.
2007 March 11, Horacio Silva, “Muscle Man”, in New York Times:[…] he photographed his tenant, the proto male supermodel Matt Collins, for Italian Harper’s Bazaar.
Noun
proto (plural protos)
- (informal, fashion) A prototype of a design.
2013, Lisa Springsteel, Becoming a Fashion Designer:[…] attending various fabric trade shows across the country and internationally; reviewing protos (prototypes) and strike-offs; approving final designs; and communicating with overseas mills.
- (furry fandom, informal) A protogen.
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Czech
Pronunciation
Adverb
proto
- therefore, hence, that is why
See also
Further reading
- “proto”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “proto”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “proto”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of prototyyppi
Pronunciation
Noun
proto (colloquial)
- prototype
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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔto
- Hyphenation: prò‧to
Noun
proto m (plural proti)
- (archaic or regional) chief of a workforce
- (architecture, regional, Venice) an architect in charge of maintenance and restoration of St Mark's Basilica
- the chief worker in a print shop, in charge of composition and layout
- (by extension) typographer, typographist
- Synonyms: stampatore, tipografo
- (archaic) know-it-all
- Synonym: saccente
Derived terms
Further reading
- proto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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