Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protoancestor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-toances-tor
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The earliest ancestor

Etymology

From proto- + ancestor.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does protoancestor mean?
The earliest ancestor
Where does protoancestor come from?
From proto- + ancestor.

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