English Explanatory Dictionary

protoform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of urform (“basic or original form”).
  2. A hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

Word forms

protoform protoforms

Etymology

From proto- + form.

Synonyms

urform
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