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Where does “radio-” come from?

radio- (Dutch) comes from Latin radio-, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

radio- (Dutch): radio-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...

Definitions

  1. radio-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...

Ancestry of “radio-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinradio-—
2Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
3English-án—
4Middle English-an—

Words derived from “radio-”

  • radiochemie
  • radioactief
  • radioactiviteit
  • radiotherapeut
  • radiotherapie
  • radiotherapeute
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