English
protosolarprotosolar
From proto- + solar.
Formed from proto- + solar
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Hellenic *pró
Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’
Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’
English proto-
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ‘sun’
Latin sōl ‘sun’
Latin sōlāris ‘of or pertaining to the sun’
Middle English solar
English solar
Today it means
adj Describing the conditions prior to the formation of the solar system, or describing the protostar that became the sun
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