silico-

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin silex

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

New Latin siliciumlbor.

English silicium

Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.?

Latin carbōnemlbor.

French carbonebor.

English carbonbf.

English -on

English silicon

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English silico-

From silicon + -o-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

silico-

1. (chemistry) silicon, silicone

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with silico-

silicoaluminate

silicoaluminophosphate

silicoelastic

silicoethane

silicoflagellate

silicofluoric

silicofluoride

silicofluoroform

silicomanganese

silicomethane

silicomolybdate

silicomolybdic

silicononane

silicophilous

silicophosphate

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

silicosiderosis

silicotuberculosis

silicotungstic

• silico-alkaline
• silicobenzoic
• silico-borate, silicoborate
• silico-borocalcite
• silicocarnotite
• silico-ferruginous
• silico-fluate
• silicomacrophagocytic
• silico-magnesian
• silico-skeletal
• silico-talcose
• silico-titanate, silicotitanate

References

• “silico-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.