prefix
Meaning 1
twisted
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Standard Lemma guide
strepto-
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prefix
Meaning 2
having the form of a twisted chain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós)der. English strepto- From Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted”) from στρέφειν (stréphein, “to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *streb(h)- (“to wind, turn, twist”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: strepto- — Translations
- Italian: strepto- — Translations
- Persian: استرپتوـ (esterepto-) — Translations
- Romanian: strepto- — Translations
- Turkish: strepto- — Translations