protograph

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin protographum.

Noun

protograph (plural protographs)

1. (textual criticism) The original manuscript of a given text, from which all further copies derive.

Translations

original script

Greek: αρχέτυπο (el) f (archétypo)

Etymology 2

From proto- +‎ graph.

Noun

protograph (plural protographs)

1. (mathematics) A projected graph.