protohistory

As nouns the difference between terms and protohistory

is that terms is while protohistory is the period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.

As nouns the difference between protohistory and history

is that protohistory is the period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings while history is the aggregate of past events.

As a verb history is

(obsolete) to narrate or record.

As nouns the difference between category and protohistory

is that category is a group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria while protohistory is the period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.

As nouns the difference between prehistory and protohistory

is that prehistory is the history of human culture prior to written records while protohistory is the period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.

As a noun protohistory

is the period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.

As an adjective proto is

prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.