strepto-

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted”) from στρέφειν (stréphein, “to twist”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *streb(h)- (“to wind, turn, twist”).

Prefix

strepto-

1. twisted
2. having the form of a twisted chain

Derived terms

• See Category:English words prefixed with strepto-

Anagrams

• Potters, potters, protest, spotter

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted”).

Prefix

strepto-

1. strepto-