θερμο-

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θερμ- (therm-) — before a vowel

Combining form

θερμο- • (thermo-)

1. Combining form of θερμός (thermós, “warm, hot”)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms prefixed with θερμο-

Θερμοπύλαι

θερμοφύλαξ

Related terms

• -θερμος (-thermos, suffix)

Descendants

Descendants

• Greek: θερμο- (thermo-)
• → Catalan: termo-
• → Czech: termo-
• → Dutch: thermo-
• → English: thermo-
• → Finnish: termo-
• → French: thermo-
• → Galician: termo-
• → Georgian: თერმო- (termo-)
• → German: thermo-
• → Irish: teirmi-
• → Italian: termo-
• → Norwegian Bokmål: termo-
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: termo-
• → Portuguese: termo-
• → Romanian: termo-
• → Sicilian: termu-
• → Spanish: termo-

Greek

Alternative forms

• θερμό- (thermó-)
• θερμ- (therm-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θερμο- (thermo-), from θερμός (thermós, “warm, hot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θer.mo/

Prefix

θερμο- • (thermo-), θερμό- (thermó-)

1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to warmth, heat; thermo-:

   ‎θερμο- (thermo-) + ‎κοιτίδα (koitída, “cradle”) → ‎θερμοκοιτίδα (thermokoitída, “incubator”)

   ‎θερμο- (thermo-) + ‎κήπος (kípos, “garden”) → ‎θερμοκήπιο (thermokípio, “greenhouse”)

   ‎θερμο- (thermo-) + ‎αίμα (aíma, “blood”) → ‎θερμόαιμος (thermóaimos, “warm-blooded”)

Antonyms

• κρυο- (kryo-, “cryo-”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with θερμο-

θερμοδυναμική

θερμοδυναμικός

θερμοστάτης

θερμοκήπιο

θερμοκοιτίδα

Category Greek terms prefixed with θερμ- not found

Related terms

• -θερμος (-thermos, suffix)