protoform

As nouns the difference between terms and protoform

is that terms is while protoform is (linguistics) a hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

As nouns the difference between protocorm and protoform

is that protocorm is (botany) a tuberous mass of cells that is the embryonic form of orchids and club mosses while protoform is (linguistics) a hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

As nouns the difference between protoform and proteoform

is that protoform is a hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words while proteoform is a specific molecular form of a protein product arising from a specific gene.

As nouns the difference between hypothetical and protoform

is that hypothetical is a hypothetical situation or proposition while protoform is (linguistics) a hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

As an adjective hypothetical

is based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.

As an adjective derived

is (systematics) of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.

As a verb derived

is (derive).

As a noun protoform is

(linguistics) a hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

As a verb reconstructed

is (reconstruct).

As an adjective reconstructed

is constructed or assembled again; rebuilt or renovated.

As a noun protoform is

(linguistics) a hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

As nouns the difference between word and protoform

is that word is the smallest unit of language which has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. Contrast morpheme while protoform is a hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

As a verb word

is to say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).

As an interjection word

is truth, indeed, to tell or speak the truth; the shortened form of the statement, "My word is my bond," an expression eventually shortened to "Word is bond," before it finally got cut to just "Word," which is its most commonly used form.

As nouns the difference between form and protoform

is that form is shape while protoform is (linguistics) a hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.