Read the Latin Dictionary meaning of -o-,part of speech of -o-, synonyms of -o-, antonyms of -o-, words derived from -o-, examples of -o- usage, alternate forms of -o-, word forms of -o-, history of -o-, pronounciation of -o-, abbreviation forms of -o- below:
Latin Dictionary Word Meaning of -o-
1.1 Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as anglosaxonicus (“Anglo-Saxon”), from Anglus (“Angle, English”) and saxonicus (“Saxon”)).
Part of Speech - Latin Dictionary word -o-
-o- is a Interfix. An affix that is inserted into the middle of a word
History of -o-
Adopted from the thematic vowel in Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) and -ό- (-ó-), often used to form nominal compounds. In Ancient Greek, the connective suffix originates in compounds where the first member is thematic, such as δημοκρατία (dēmokratía), but was extended by analogy to other stems, such as μητρόπολις (mētrópolis). The suffix was borrowed as a connective into Latin, mainly in compounds of Greek origin.
The suffix becomes productive and forms new compounds in learned humanist Latin, from the Renaissance. The connective is especially productive in connecting ethnonyms or geographical terms; genuine Greek stems include Gallo-, and Syro-, but most are of medieval or modern origin, productive from the 15th century, such as Anglo-, Graeco- or Latino-.
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