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protochronism

protochronism noun: the pseudoscientific idea that Latin (or other languages) are descended from Romanian as opposed to vice versa.

Noun

protochronism (uncountable)

  1. The pseudoscientific idea that Latin (or other languages) are descended from Romanian as opposed to vice versa.

Questions about protochronism

What does protochronism mean?
Protochronism means the pseudoscientific idea that Latin (or other languages) are descended from Romanian as opposed to vice versa.
What part of speech is protochronism?
Protochronism is a noun.

Words near protochronism in the dictionary

  1. protochloroplast
  2. protochordate
  3. protochordates
  4. protochromosome
  5. protochromosomes
  6. protochronism
  7. protochronist
  8. protochronists
  9. protocitizen
  10. protocitizens
  11. protocitizenship

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