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Where does “thermo-” come from?

thermo- (French) 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- (French): 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-”

  • thermometer
  • geothermometer
  • paleothermometer
  • telethermometer
  • palaeothermometer
  • nanothermometer
  • thermomètre
  • thermoélastique
  • thermoélectricité
  • thermogenèse
  • thermorécepteur
  • thermocautère
  • thermoïonique
  • thermosphère
  • thermolyse
  • thermochimique
  • thermolabile
  • thermomagnétisme
  • thermomagnétique
  • thermoacoustique
  • thermonucléaire
  • thermoformage
  • thermomécanique
  • thermoplastique
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