Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proto-romance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-ro-mance
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The reconstructed ancestor of all the Romance languages.

Etymology

From proto- + Romance.

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Vulgar Latin

Frequently Paired Words

Vulgar Latin

Synonyms

Common Romance

Questions

What does proto-romance mean?
The reconstructed ancestor of all the Romance languages.
Where does proto-romance come from?
From proto- + Romance.

How to pronounce proto-romance

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