prefix
Meaning 1
hand
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chiro-
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Sound
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prefix
Meaning 2
sign language
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Qualifier: sign language
Examples
- chireme; chirogram
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 3
chiropractics
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵhésōr Proto-Hellenic *khéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor. New Latin chiro-lbor. English chiro- Learned borrowing from New Latin chiro-.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: chiro- — Translations
- Polish: chiro- — Translations
- Romanian: chiro- — Translations
- Spanish: quiro- — Translations