helio-
English
Etymology
Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Prefix
helio-
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with helio-
Concerning the sun
- helioarkite
- heliocentric
- heliochrome
- heliochromic
- heliochromoscope
- heliochromotype
- heliochromy
- heliochryse
- heliocometes
- heliodaemonic
- heliodon
- heliodor
- helio-electric
- helio-engraving
- heliofugal
- heliogram
- heliograph
- heliographer
- heliographic
- heliography
- heliolater
- heliolatrous
- heliolatry
- heliolithic
- heliologist
- heliology
- heliophilous
- heliophobe
- heliophobia
- heliophobic
- heliophyllite
- heliopolar
- heliosis
- heliostat
- heliotactic
- heliotaxis
- heliotherapy
- heliotype
- heliozincography
Related terms
Concerning the sun
Translations
See also
- helio- (the Sun), hermeo- (Mercury), geo- (the Earth), seleno- (the Moon), areo- (Mars), zeno- (Jupiter), crono- (Saturn), urano- (Uranus)
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɛ.ljɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛljɔ
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Prefix
helio-
Derived terms
Category Polish terms prefixed with helio- not found
Further reading
- helio- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡλιο- (hēlio-), combining form of ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
Prefix
helio-
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with helio-
Further reading
- “helio-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡλιο- (hēlio-), combining form of ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
Prefix
helio-
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with helio-
Further reading
- “helio-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024