Protogenius
/ˈprəʊtəʊ ˈdʒiːnɪəs/- proto-
- /ˈprəʊtəʊ/
- combining form. meaning “first,” “foremost,” “earliest form of,” used in the formation of compound words (protomartyr; protolithic; protoplasm)
- genius
- /ˈdʒiːnɪəs/
- late Middle English: from Latin, ‘attendant spirit present from one's birth, innate ability or inclination’, from the root of gignere ‘beget’. The original sense ‘spirit attendant on a person’ gave rise to a sense ‘a person's characteristic disposition’ (late 16th century), which led to a sense ‘a person's natural ability’, and finally ‘exceptional natural ability’ (mid 17th century).
- prototype
- verb. an experimental process where ideas are implemented into tangible forms from paper to digital. Prototypes of varying degrees of fidelity are built to capture design concepts and test.
- noun. an experimental artefact or design.