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proto-. Primitive, first, early, or precursor of something. Proto-Doric was an early primitive harbinger of the Doric Order, as in the rock-cut tombs at Beni-Hasan, Egypt (c.2133–1786 bc). Proto-Ionic refers to precursors of aspects of the Ionic Order, especially the Aeolic type of capital and certain features from Mesopotamia. Proto-Romanesque is a term embracing various round-arched styles that evolved from Early Christian and Byzantine exemplars including Carolingian, Lombardic, and Ottonian architecture. Proto-Renaissance was a late-C11 style in which Antique elements were copied: examples include the baptistery, Church of San Miniato, and Santi Apostoli, Florence, and the late-C13 façades of Cività Castellana Cathedral and San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, Rome.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "proto-." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "proto-." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-proto.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "proto-." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-proto.html |
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proto- comb. form of Gr. prôtos first, obscurely rel. to pró PRO-2; in many techn. terms. protomartyr first martyr, e.g. St. Stephen. XV. — medL. protonotary principal notary, chief clerk. XV. — medL. protoplasm substance constituting the physical basis of life. XIX. — G. protoplasma (see PLASMA). prototype XVII. — F. or late L. protozoa (zool.) division of animals of the most primitive type. XIX. — modL., f. Gr. zôia animals; see ZOOLOGY.
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T. F. HOAD. "proto-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "proto-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-proto.html T. F. HOAD. "proto-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-proto.html |
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proto- From the Greek protos meaning ‘first’, a prefix meaning ‘original’ or ‘primitive’.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "proto-." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "proto-." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-proto.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "proto-." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-proto.html |
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proto- combining form denoting
1. first. 2. primitive; early. 3. a precursor. |
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"proto-." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "proto-." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-proto.html "proto-." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-proto.html |
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