protonym noun2 •The first legitimate name of a taxon, on which the currently accepted name is based.The protonym of Macroscyphus appears to be Nees von Esenbeck's (1817) [genus] Peziza ... — 1968 •The first/original entity after which another entity is named without the entities being related. If the entities are related, then the original entity is the eponym of the subsequent entities. formsprotonyms
