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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
From « telos » (τέλος), meaning “end” or “purpose”. teno- ⇒ from « tenon » (τένων), meaning “tendon”. tera- ⇒ from « teras » (τέρας), meaning “monster”. Or from « tettares » (τέτταρες), meaning “four”. terato- ⇒ from « teras » (τέρας), meaning “monster”. tetrakis- ⇒ from « tetrakis » (τετράκις), meaning “four times”. thalasso- ⇒ from « thalassa » (θάλασσα), meaning “sea”. Some examples of words formed with this prefix are thalassocracy (a maritime empire) and thalassophile. theo- is a Greek prefix that means “God”. It comes from the word theos (θεός). Examples of words formed with this prefix are theology and theocracy. thermo- ⇒ from « thermos » (θερμός), meaning “warm, hot”. Some examples of vocabulary words formed with this Greek prefix are thermometer, thermodynamics, and thermoregulation. thio- ⇒ from « theion » (θεῖον), meaning “sulfur”. tomo- ⇒ from « tomos » (τόμος), meaning “section” or “slice”. An example of a vocabulary word with this prefix is tomography. tono- ⇒ from « tonos » (τόνος), meaning “strain, tension, pitch”. trachelo- ⇒ from « trakhelos » (τράχηλος), meaning “neck”. tricho- ⇒ from « thrix » (θρίξ), meaning “hair”. trocho- ⇒ from « trokhos » (τροχός), meaning “wheel”. tropho- ⇒ from « trophe » (τροφή), meaning “nourishment”. tropo- ⇒ from « tropos » (τρόπος), meaning “turn, way, or manner”. This Greek prefix is only found in very technical terms, such as troposphere. U, X, Z uro- is a Greek prefix that comes from the word « ouron » (οὖρον), which means “urine”. xanth- ⇒ from « xanthos » (ξανθός), meaning “yellow”. An example of a vocabulary word containing this prefix is xanthine (which is a yellowish chemical) xenna- ⇒ from « ennea » (ἐννέα), meaning “nine”. xenno- ⇒ from « ennea » (ἐννέα), meaning “nine”. xeno- ⇒ from « xenos
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