protoitálico
Portuguese, noun/ˌpɾɔ.to.iˈta.li.ku/
protoitálico is spelled P-R-O-T-O-I-T-Á-L-I-C-O (12 letters). Protoitálico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Proto-Italic (hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “idioma hipotético reconstruído, derivado do protoindo-europeu, do qual teria derivado todos os idiomas…”.
What does protoitálico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Proto-Italic (of or relating to Proto-Italic language or the people who spoke it)
noun
- 1
masculineProto-Italic (hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao idioma protoitálico
noun: 1. idioma hipotético reconstruído, derivado do protoindo-europeu, do qual teria derivado todos os idiomas itálicos, incluindo o latim
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of protoitálico
- protoitálica feminine
- protoitálicos masculine plural
- protoitálicas feminine plural
- proto-itálico alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce protoitálico?
- Brazil /ˌpɾɔ.to.iˈta.li.ku/
- Portugal /ˌpɾɔ.tɔ.iˈta.li.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.