Etymology

protonema

P3R1O1T1O1N1E1M3A1

Today it means: A filament of cells that forms following the germination of the spores of mosses and liverworts Full definition →

English proto- ← Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. English todayprotonema

From proto- + -nema.

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