Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proto-polynesian

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: pro-to-poly-ne-sian
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.

Uncountable

noun

A person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language.

Countable

adj

Of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it.

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 Polynesian English Proto-Polynesian From proto- + Polynesian.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Proto-Polynesians (plural)

Phrases

Proto-Polynesian terms on Wiktionary

Frequently Paired Words

Proto-Polynesian terms on Wiktionary

Questions

What does proto-polynesian mean?: The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.
Where does proto-polynesian 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 Polynesian English Proto-Polynesian From proto- + Polynesian.

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