Etymology of the English word protonema
the English word
protonemaderived from the New Latin word
protonemausing the Latin prefix
proto-derived from the Byzantine Greek prefix
proto-, πρωτο-
using the English prefix
proto-derived from the Greek word
protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Greek word
nema, νῆμα
Date
The earliest known usage of protonema in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
