English Explanatory Dictionary

ceno-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. New or recent.
prefix
  1. Empty.
prefix
  1. Alternative form of coeno-.

Word forms

ceno- caeno- cæno- caen- cæn- cen- keno- ken-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ken- Proto-Indo-European *kn̥-yós Proto-Hellenic *kəňňós Ancient Greek καινός (kainós)der. English ceno- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new, recent”).

Synonyms

neo- nov- cen-

Antonyms

paleo-

Related words

-cene -cenosis
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