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Where does “spiro-” come from?

spiro- (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

spiro- (English): spiral, helix; respiration; spiro compound

Definitions

  1. spiral, helix; respiration; spiro compound

Ancestry of “spiro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐o‐—
2Latin‐o‐—
3Ancient Greek-ό-—

Words derived from “spiro-”

  • spirometry
  • spirometric
  • spirogram
  • spiroketal
  • spiroacetal
  • spirograph
  • spirometrically
  • spirohydantoin
  • spiroergometry
  • spirography
  • spiroergometric
  • spirocyclohexane
  • spirocyclooctane
  • spirocyclononane
  • spirocyclically
  • microspirometry
  • spiranthy
  • oligospiroketal
  • spirobacterium
  • spiro-annulated
  • spirofused
  • spirolactam
  • spiroatom
  • ergospirometry
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