Where does “helio-” come from?
helio- (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
helio- (English): Concerning the sun
Definitions
- Concerning the sun
Ancestry of “helio-”, step by step
Words derived from “helio-”
- heliocentric
- heliosphere
- heliotropism
- heliosheath
- heliospheric
- helioseismology
- heliographic
- heliometer
- pyrheliometer
- heliocentricity
- heliolithic
- diaheliotropism
- helioseismological
- heliochromy
- heliocentrically
- heliophysics
- heliothermic
- heliocentricism
- heliomagnetic
- heliophobia
- heliographer
- spectroheliokinematograph
- pyrheliometry
- heliosis