Ancient and Proto-

Ancient

Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

Proto- and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proto-" instead an adjective "Ancient".

Nearby Word: anciently

Proto-

Definitions of Ancient not found.

Ancient and proto- are semantically related. You can use "Ancient" instead an adjective phrase "Proto-".

Both words in one sentence

  • Ancient Conspiracy The Dune Encyclopedia takes this Up to Eleven, by having the conspiracy go back all the way to ancient Earth, including Jesus and Alexander the Great being failed/proto-Kwisatz Haderachs.
  • Our Fairies Are Different They ultimately work for a creature akin to a proto-bogey-man, who collects the teeth to prevent a very ancient sort of posession magic, although this isn't generally known.
  • Myth / Classical Mythology Ancient Greek and Roman religions descend from a common Proto-Indo-European religion, hence the similar characters not only to each-other but also Norse Mythology and Hindu Mythology.
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