Word: protohuman
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
hu
man
Definition: One of the earliest humans; in the period that precedes and is contemporary to the emergence of the earliest early modern humans (Homo sapiens) around 300 ka
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: human
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A human being, whether man, woman or child; a member of the species Homo sapiens.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hūmānus
Language: la
Decoded: humanus
Meaning: of or belonging to a man, human, l