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protolanguage

pro·to·lan·guage
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-toh-lang-gwij]
    • /ˈproʊ toʊˌlæŋ gwɪdʒ/
    • /prˈəʊtəʊlˌaŋɡwɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-toh-lang-gwij]
    • /ˈproʊ toʊˌlæŋ gwɪdʒ/

Definitions of protolanguage word

  • noun protolanguage the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages. 1
  • noun protolanguage an extinct and unrecorded language reconstructed by comparison of its recorded or living descendants 0
  • noun protolanguage a language that is the documented or the hypothesized and reconstructed parent language of some other language or language group 0

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Origin of protolanguage

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; proto- + language

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Parts of speech for Protolanguage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

protolanguage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

protolanguage usage trend in Literature

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