Usually means: Ancestral form of modern languages.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 10 dictionaries that define the word protolanguage:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. protolanguage: Merriam-Webster
  2. protolanguage: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. protolanguage: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. protolanguage: Collins English Dictionary
  5. protolanguage: Wiktionary
  6. protolanguage: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. protolanguage: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. protolanguage: Dictionary.com
  9. Protolanguage: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. protolanguage: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (Protolanguage)

noun:  Alternative form of proto-language [(linguistics) 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.]

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Words similar to protolanguage

Usage examples for protolanguage

Idioms related to protolanguage

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing protolanguage

Words that often appear near protolanguage

Rhymes of protolanguage

Invented words related to protolanguage

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux