prefix
Meaning 1
Concerning the sun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: astro-
Standard Lemma guide
helio-
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Sound
Pronunciation
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hē′-lē-ō
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General-American: /ˈhi.li.oʊ/
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh2wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh2wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: helio- — related to the sun
- French: hélio- — related to the sun
- Galician: helio- — related to the sun
- German: helio- — related to the sun
- Hungarian: helio- — related to the sun
- Italian: elio- — related to the sun
- Malay: helio- — related to the sun
- Polish: helio- — related to the sun
- Portuguese: helio- — related to the sun
- Romanian: helio- — related to the sun
- Russian: гелио- (gelio-) — related to the sun
- Spanish: helio- — related to the sun
- Swedish: helio- — related to the sun
- Telugu: సౌర- (saura-) — related to the sun