baro-

See also: baro, Baro, barò, baró, báró, båro, and barɔ

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us

Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus

Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús)

Ancient Greek βᾰ́ρος (bắros)

English baro-

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

Prefix

baro-

1. pressure
2. weight

   Alternative form: bary-

3. blood pressure

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with baro-

baroafferent

baragnosis

baroclinic

barodynamic

barodynamics

barometric pressure

baroscope

baroscopic

barocaloric

baroceptor

barochamber

barochore

barochory

barocycle

barodenervate

barodenervation

dysbarism

barognosis

barogram

barograph

hypobaria

baroinhibit

baroinhibition

barology

barometer

barometre

barometric

barometrograph

barometry

barotitis

barophile

barophilic

barophobia

barophobic

barophysical

baropleion

baropodometry

baropodometric

baroreception

baroreceptive

baroreceptor

baroreflex

baroregulation

baroregulatory

barosensitive

barosinusitis

barosphere

barostat

baroswitch

barotactic

barotaxis

barothermograph

barotolerance

barotolerant

barotrauma

barotraumatic

barotrope

barotropy

Translations

Translations

• French: baro- (fr)
• Italian: baro-
• Polish: baro-
• Spanish: baro- (es)

Anagrams

• Abor, Bora, boar, bora, bora-, broa

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

Prefix

baro-

1. baro-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with baro-

barochorie

barographe

barographique

barologie

baromètre

baropodométrique

barorécepteur

baroscope

barotraumatisme

German

Alternative forms

• bar- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

Prefix

baro-

1. baro-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with baro-

Barogramm

Barometer

Barometrie

Further reading

• “baro-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

Prefix

baro-

1. baro-

Anagrams

• Orba, bora, orba, roba

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us

Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus

Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús)

Ancient Greek βάρος (báros)der.

Polish baro-

Derived from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -arɔ
• Syllabification: ba‧ro-

Prefix

baro-

1. baro-, pressure

   ‎baro- + ‎-graf → ‎barograf

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with baro-

barocyklonometr

barograf

barogram

barometr

baroreceptor

barostat

termobarokomora

barotropizm

Further reading

• “baro-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾo/ [ba.ɾo]
• Syllabification: ba‧ro-

Prefix

baro-

1. baro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with baro-

barométrico

barómetro

barotrauma

Further reading

• “baro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025