prototheme

noun

prototheme

noun

Etymology From proto- + theme.

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-").
Antonyms
deuterotheme

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