Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proto-italic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-i-tal-ic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Hypothetical prehistoric Indo-European language, ancestor of all Italic languages.

Etymology

From proto- + Italic.

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Italic terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Italic terms

Synonyms

Italic

Questions

What does proto-italic mean?
Hypothetical prehistoric Indo-European language, ancestor of all Italic languages.
Where does proto-italic come from?
From proto- + Italic.

How to pronounce proto-italic

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