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Where does “thermo-” come from?

thermo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

thermo- (English): heat

Definitions

  1. heat

Ancestry of “thermo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθερμόςwarm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,...
2Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
3Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “thermo-”

  • thermodynamic
  • thermodynamics
  • thermostat
  • thermoplastic
  • thermocouple
  • thermonuclear
  • thermodynamically
  • thermophilic
  • thermoelectric
  • thermocline
  • thermoregulation
  • thermogenesis
  • thermomechanical
  • thermoregulatory
  • thermochemical
  • thermohaline
  • thermosetting
  • thermostable
  • thermography
  • thermoset
  • thermometry
  • thermosphere
  • thermometric
  • thermostatic
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