Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protohominid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-to-ho-minid
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several primitive animals that were evolutionary ancestors of the hominids.

adj

Of or pertaining to these creatures.

Example Sentences

"Although the ethological studies of chimpanzees cannot present us with a picture of the life of the protohominids, they can give us some insights into what these conditions may have been like."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English hominid English protohominid From proto- + hominid.

Inflected Forms

protohominids (plural)

Questions

What does protohominid mean?: Any of several primitive animals that were evolutionary ancestors of the hominids.
Where does protohominid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English hominid English protohominid From proto- + hominid.

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