ecto- en · X
Pronunciation
- /ɛktoʊ-/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós) Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)der. English ecto- From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”). Sense 2 ("ghost-related") is a reinterpretation of this prefix in the word ectoplasm (“paranormal substance believed to be involved in the materialization of the dead”), for the etymology of which see there.
Meanings
- (morpheme) Outside.
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(in fantasy fiction, morpheme) Ghost-related.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ecto-.
ecto-blaster, ectometer
Antonyms
in- · intra- · end-/endo-/ento- · en-/em-/im-
Synonyms
Translations (9)
de ekto- (Translations) · el εκτο- (Translations) · it ècto- (Translations) · fr ecto- (Translations) · pt ecto- (Translations) · ca ecto- (Translations) · es ecto- (Translations) · pl ekto- (Translations) · fi ekto- (Translations)