English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 58

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 57, we learnt about the prefixes Pro, Por,Pur.  Pro, Por, Pur represent the meanings forward; forth. Today we shall see the prefix proto. Happy Reading :)

Day 58 : Proto

• Proto - first; original

Let's try to understand this with some examples

• protocol (noun) = a glued-on descriptive first leaf of a manuscript
• • proto (protos) - Prefix = first
    
  • col (kola) - Root = glue
• protoplasm (noun) = living matter, the physical basis of life
• • proto - Prefix = first
  • plasm (plassein) - Root = to form ; to shape

Let's have a look at some more words with prefixes, for better understanding.

• proto-hitoric = belonging to the earlier age of history
• prototype = the first design of something from which other forms are copied
• protomorphic = existing at or from the beginning of the world
• proton = a type of elementary particle (= a very small piece of matter) with a positive electrical charge that is found in the nucleus of all atoms
• protozoan = a very small living thing made up of only one cell
• protoplast = the protoplasm of a living plant or bacterial cell whose cell wall has been removed
• prototypical =  very typical as an example of a particular thing

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. -phono
2. -lumin
3. -pluri
4. -monstr

a. more

d. to show

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

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