proto-language

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Synonyms: proto, photo, pronto, provo, roto, prot, promo, prato, procto, prot-, kroto

Antonyms: proto, photo, pronto, provo, roto, prot, promo, prato, procto, prot-, kroto

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[language]] which is [[reconstruct]]ed by examining [[similarity|similarities]] in [[existing]] [[language]]s [[in order to]] [[deduce]] the [[form]] and [[aspect]]s of a common [[ancestor]] language that is no longer known.
2. {{lb|en|linguistics}} The early [[utterance]]s produced by an [[infant]] before it [[acquire]]s a true [[language]].

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