chiro-

See also: chiro

English

Alternative forms

• cheir-
• cheiro-
• chir-

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōr

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr

Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər

Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor.

New Latin chiro-lbor.

English chiro-

Learned borrowing from New Latin chiro-.

Prefix

chiro-

1. hand
2. sign language

   chireme; chirogram

3. chiropractics

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with chiro-

chirognomy

chiroplast

chirocracy

chiroform

chirographer

chirography

chirology

chiromancy

chiromantic

chiromegaly

chiropatagium

chiroplasty

chiropody

chiropodous

chiropractic

chiropter

chiropterologist

chiropterology

chirosophy

chirospecific

chirotherapy

chirotope

• cheirospasm
• chiropractor

Translations

Translations

• Italian: chiro-
• Polish: chiro-
• Romanian: chiro-
• Spanish: quiro- (es)

Anagrams

• choir, chori, ichor, orchi

Italian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōr

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr

Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər

Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor.

New Latin chiro-lbor.

Italian chiro-

Learned borrowing from New Latin chiro-.

Prefix

chiro-

1. chiro-

Anagrams

• orchi, orchi-, rochi

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōr

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr

Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər

Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor.

Latin chiro-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”), from Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr, from *ǵʰes- + *-ōr.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɪ.rɔ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkiː.ro]

Prefix

chiro-

1. chiro-

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōr

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr

Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər

Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)der.

Polish chiro-

Derived from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -irɔ
• Syllabification: chi‧ro-

Prefix

chiro-

1. chiro-

   ‎chiro- + ‎-graf → ‎chirograf

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with chiro-

chirograf

Further reading

• “chiro-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōr

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr

Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər

Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor.

New Latin chiro-lbor.

Romanian chiro-

Learned borrowing from New Latin chiro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ro/

Prefix

chiro-

1. chiro-