English Explanatory Dictionary

lepto-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. thin, fine, narrow, slender
  2. lepton

Word forms

lepto- lept-

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek λέπω (lépō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós)bor. English lepto- Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”).

Antonyms

eury- platy-

Related words

meso- steno-

Derived words

lepta leptin leptocephalus leptokurtotic lepton leptoprosopic leptosome leptotene leptonema leptoxylem Leptospira leptospirosis
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