Meanings
proper noun
alternative Proto-Afro-Asiatic
- human sciencesThe hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Afroasiatic languages.
adjectiveProto-Afroasiatic (not comparable)
alternative Proto-Afro-Asiatic
- not comparablehuman sciencesOf or pertaining to the Proto-Afroasiatic language, or the people who spoke it.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
- Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
- Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
- Englishproto-
- LatinĀfrī
- EnglishAfro-
- Ancient GreekἈσίᾱ (Asíā)
- Ancient GreekἈσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)
- Latināsiāticu
- EnglishAsiatic
- EnglishAfroasiatic
- EnglishProto-Afroasiatic
From proto- + Afroasiatic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French proto-afro-asiatique, proto-afro-asiatique
- proto-afro-asiatiqueancestor language of Afroasiatic languages
- proto-afro-asiatiquepertaining to the Proto-Afroasiatic language, or the people who spoke it
Hindi आदिम-अफ़्रीकी-एशियाई
- आदिम-अफ़्रीकी-एशियाई (ādim-afrīkī-eśiyāī)ancestor language of Afroasiatic languages
Cite this entry
APA
Proto-Afroasiatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Afroasiatic
MLA
“Proto-Afroasiatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Afroasiatic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Afroasiatic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Afroasiatic.
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