Protos (Proto-)

Protos (Proto-)
   Literally "the first." Aprotos was the chief administrator of a group of monasteries, e.g., Mount Athos and Meteora (qq.v.). However, "proto-" as the first part of a title could mean simply the highest-ranked member of a category of officials or dignitaries. For example, the protosebastos was the highest-ranked sebastos (q.v.). The protonotarios was the chief of a group of notaries, e.g., of the emperor's (q.v.) personal notaries. It can also indicate a high-ranking palace official or dignitary with various specialized duties, such as the protovestarios (q.v.).

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  • proto — Element de compunere care înseamnă primul , întâiul şi care serveşte la formarea unor substantive. – Din ngr. protos, fr. proto . Trimis de ana zecheru, 19.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  PROTO Element prim de compunere savantă cu semnificaţia: 1.… …   Dicționar Român

  • proto- — [prōt′ō, prōt′ə] [Gr prōto < prōtos, first < IE * pṛto < base * pro , early, ahead > L pro , Gr pro ] combining form 1. first in time, original, primitive [protoplast] 2. first in importance, principal, chief [protonotary] 3. [P ]… …   English World dictionary

  • proto- — [prəutəu, tə US proutou, tə] prefix [: Late Latin; Origin: Greek, from protos first ] technical existing or coming before other things of the same type ▪ a proto fascist group ▪ a prototype …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • proto- — element meaning first, from Gk. proto , comb. form of protos first, superlative of pro before (see PRO (Cf. pro )) …   Etymology dictionary

  • proto... — proto...   [griechisch prõtos »Erster«, »Vorderster«, »Wichtigster«], vor Vokalen meist verkürzt zu prot..., Wortbildungselement mit den Bedeutungen: 1) Erster (nach der Reihenfolge und zeitlich), z. B. Protophysik, Proton; 2) ursprünglich,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • proto- — Präfix vorderster, erster, bedeutsamster (z.B. Prototyp, Protagonist, Protoplasma) per. Wortschatz fach. ( ) Beschreibung von Affixen. Daneben vor Vokalen meist die Form prot . In Bildungen aus dem Griechischen entlehnt. Der Ursprung ist gr.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • proto — |ô| s. m. 1.  [Pouco usado] Chefe de oficina tipográfica. 2. Revisor tipográfico. • Plural: protos |ô| …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • proto — {{hw}}{{proto}}{{/hw}}s. m. (edit.) Chi ha la responsabilità diretta del reparto composizione, e funzioni di coordinamento e controllo sull intero ciclo produttivo …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • proto- — prot(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. prôtos « premier, primitif, rudimentaire » : protagoniste, protéide, protozoaire. ● proto Préfixe, du grec prôtos, premier, exprimant le premier rang, la priorité ; en linguistique historique, il sert à désigner un état… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • proto- — ► prefijo Componente de palabra procedente del gr. protos, que significa primero: ■ prototipo. * * * proto Elemento prefijo del gr. «prôtos», primero, principal. * * * proto . (Del gr. πρωτο , primero). elem. compos. Indica prioridad,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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