Etymograph

English

prototype-based

From prototype + based.

A compound of prototype + based

French prototype

English prototype

Today it means

adj making inheritance possible by cloning objects instead of instantiating them from classes

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “prototype-based”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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