English
Proto-Mediterranean
From proto- + Mediterranean.
Formed from proto- + Mediterranean
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Hellenic *pró
Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’
Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’
English proto-
Latin mediterrāneus ‘inland’
English Mediterranean
Today it means
adj Of a specific human cranial type, associated with populations in the Mediterranean region during the Mesolithic period.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Mediterranean