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pro⋅to⋅lan⋅guage

  [proh-toh-lang-gwij]
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–noun Linguistics.
the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
Origin:
1945–50; proto- + language
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pro·to·lan·guage   (prō'tō-lāng'gwĭj)   
n.  A language that is the recorded or hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages. Also called Ursprache.
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