It is used as a prefix or compositional element, from the Greek 960; 961; 969; 964; 959; ( prooto "first, initial, previous" ) . See proto-.
As a Greek source prefix, it means the primary, the first, the model, the original. It is also a male name, of Latin origin. Name of a saint of the Catholic church of Italian origin. It is also known as Proto of Aquileia.
Proto: prefix that it means PRIMER-O - A, and precedes to other terms, indicates the first model or even imperfect Genesis; -zoo: germs or microorganisms belonging to the Kingdom animal; - type: original version of a living being or an invention, which evolves in its presentation.