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by YoshiRulz 747 days ago
It's the Greek "proto-", not the Latinate "pro-".
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I had a chemistry professor that tried to teach like that:

"Lets review some terms. Hydro. What should you think when you hear the word hydro?"

"Hydrogen?"

"No! Water! Isn't it obvious?"