protogalactic

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adjective

Pertaining to a protogalaxy.

OriginEnglish galactic ← Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró →
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Meanings

adjectiveprotogalactic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to a protogalaxy.

Origin

  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. Englishgalactic
  9. Englishprotogalactic

From proto- + galactic.

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APA

protogalactic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protogalactic

MLA

“protogalactic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protogalactic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protogalactic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protogalactic.

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