Prototheme

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The first element of a name composed of two traditional name roots.

    "The Old Norse given names Þorsteinn and Þorgeirr both contain the prototheme Þor- ("Thor-")."

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"The Old Norse given names Þorsteinn and Þorgeirr both contain the prototheme Þor- ("Thor-")."

Etymology

From proto- + theme.

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