θερμο-
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- θερμ- (therm-) — before a vowel
Combining form
θερμο- • (thermo-)
- combining form of θερμός (thermós, “warm, hot”)
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms prefixed with θερμο-
Related terms
- -θερμος (-thermos, suffix)
Descendants
Descendants
- Greek: θερμο- (thermo-)
- → Catalan: termo-
- → Czech: termo-
- → Dutch: thermo-
- → English: thermo-
- → Finnish: termo-
- → French: thermo-
- → Galician: termo-
- → Georgian: თერმო- (termo-)
- → German: thermo-
- → Irish: teirmi-
- → Italian: termo-
- → Norwegian Bokmål: termo-
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: termo-
- → Portuguese: termo-
- → Romanian: termo-
- → Sicilian: termu-
- → Spanish: termo-
Greek
Alternative forms
- θερμό- (thermó-)
- θερμ- (therm-)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θερμο- (thermo-), from θερμός (thermós, “warm, hot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θer.mo/
Prefix
θερμο- • (thermo-), θερμό- (thermó-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to warmth, heat; thermo-:
- θερμο- (thermo-) + κοιτίδα (koitída, “cradle”) → θερμοκοιτίδα (thermokoitída, “incubator”)
- θερμο- (thermo-) + κήπος (kípos, “garden”) → θερμοκήπιο (thermokípio, “greenhouse”)
- θερμο- (thermo-) + αίμα (aíma, “blood”) → θερμόαιμος (thermóaimos, “warm-blooded”)
Antonyms
- κρυο- (kryo-, “cryo-”)
Derived terms
Greek terms prefixed with θερμο-
Category Greek terms prefixed with θερμ- not found
Related terms
- -θερμος (-thermos, suffix)