protolíngua
Portuguese, noun/ˌpɾɔ.toˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/
protolíngua is spelled P-R-O-T-O-L-Í-N-G-U-A (11 letters). Protolíngua is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “proto-language (ancestor language of all the languages of a given language family)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “língua ancestral, documentada historicamente ou hipotética, da qual deriva uma ou mais línguas…”.
What does protolíngua mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineproto-language (ancestor language of all the languages of a given language family)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. língua ancestral, documentada historicamente ou hipotética, da qual deriva uma ou mais línguas, posteriormente agrupadas em uma família ou tronco linguístico
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 protolíngua
- protolínguas plural
- proto-língua alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce protolíngua?
- Brazil /ˌpɾɔ.toˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/
- Portugal /ˌpɾɔ.tɔˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.