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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

spiro- en · X

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂- Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra)der. Latin spīra Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English spiro- From Latin spīra + English -o-.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) spiral, helix
  2. (morpheme) respiration
  3. (morpheme) spiro compound

Deriveds

spiroaromaticity · spiroaromatic