chalco-
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”).
Prefix
chalco-
- used to form taxonomic names, principally of genera
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English
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”). Despite the appearance in English of a possible relation of chalco- to chalk, and any plausible semantic and cognate connections between limestones and ores in ancient times, the terms are not related by any known cognation. Note also the hard ch sound (/k/) in chalco- and words generated therefrom, which differs from the soft ch sound in chalk.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkælkoʊ/
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with chalco-
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