English Explanatory Dictionary

strepto-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

strepto-

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós)der. English strepto- From Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted”) from στρέφειν (stréphein, “to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *streb(h)- (“to wind, turn, twist”).

Translations

French: strepto- Italian: strepto- Persian: استرپتوـ Romanian: strepto- Turkish: strepto-
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