protoancestor

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noun

The earliest ancestor

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Meanings

nounprotoancestor (plural protoancestors)

plural protoancestors

  1. The earliest ancestor

Origin

From proto- + ancestor.

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APA

protoancestor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protoancestor

MLA

“protoancestor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protoancestor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protoancestor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protoancestor.

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