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phyto-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /faɪtəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /faɪtoʊ/

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prefix

Meaning 1

Pertaining to or derived from plants.

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 *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Derived from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fito- — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Chinese Mandarin: 植物 (zhíwù) — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Czech: fyto- — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Dutch: fyto- — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • French: phyto- — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Galician: fito- — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Georgian: ფიტო- (piṭo-) — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Italian: fito- — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Polish: fito- — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Portuguese: fito- — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Russian: фито- (fito-) — Pertaining to or derived from plants
  • Spanish: fito- — Pertaining to or derived from plants