Where does “radio-” come from?

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

radio- (Italian): radio

Definitions

  1. radio

Ancestry of “radio-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinradio-
2Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
3English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
4Middle English-an

Words derived from “radio-

Every word from Middle English -an
radio- — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer