prefix
Meaning 1
sea, salt, salt water
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
halo-
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/ˈhæləʊ/
prefix
Meaning 2
Forming names of chemical compounds which contain one or more halogen atoms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh2l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- Combining form of Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “sea, salt”).
From halogen.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: halo- — salt
- Polish: hali- — salt
- Portuguese: halo- — salt
- Spanish: halo- — salt