proto-language
Meanings
noun
- A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages in order to deduce the form and aspects of a common ancestor language that is no longer known.
- The early utterances produced by an infant before it acquires a true language.
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Etymology
From proto- + language.
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