Etymology

protostele

P3R1O1T1O1S1T1E1L1E1

Today it means: A type of stele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a solid core, with no central pith or leaf gaps. Full definition →

English stele ← 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. Englishstele
  9. English todayprotostele

From proto- + stele.

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