protoporcelain

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noun

An early Chinese glazed stoneware, from the Han dynasty, that had some of the characteristics of true porcelain without its translucency.

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

nounprotoporcelain (usually uncountable, plural protoporcelains)

plural protoporcelains

  1. uncountableusuallyAn early Chinese glazed stoneware, from the Han dynasty, that had some of the characteristics of true porcelain without its translucency.

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. Englishporcelain
  9. Englishprotoporcelain

From proto- + porcelain.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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