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prefix
Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
nematode
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1-der. Ancient Greek νέω (néō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă)der. English nemat- Representing νημᾰτ- (nēmăt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă, “thread”). Compare -nema.
From nemat(ode), itself from nemat-1.
