rhizo-

English

Alternative forms

• rhiz- (before a vowel)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder.

Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor.

English rhizo-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză, “root”), from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

Prefix

rhizo-

1. roots (of living organisms).

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with rhizo-

rhizal

rhizanthous

arrhizous

rhizobacterial

rhizobacterium

rhizobiome

rhizobox

rhizocarpous

rhizocompartment

rhizocompartmental

rhizocompetence

rhizocompetent

rhizoconcretion

rhizodeposit

rhizodeposited

rhizodeposition

rhizoflagellate

rhizogen

rhizogenesis

rhizic

rhizolith

rhizomania

rhizomicrobial

rhizomicrobiome

rhizomicrobiota

rhizomorph

rhizodont

rhizoid

rhizopathy

rhizopepsin

rhizophagous

rhizophagy

rhizophore

rhizophorous

rhizophyte

rhizoplane

rhizopod

rhizopodium

rhizoremediation

rhizoremediator

rhizosecrete

rhizosecretion

rhizosheath

rhizosphere

rhizotaxis

rhizotomy

rhizotonic

rhizotoxic

rhizotoxicity

rhizotoxin

rhizotron

Related terms

• radical
• radix

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: rizo-
• Estonian: riso-
• Finnish: riso-
• French: rhizo- (fr)
• German: rhizo-
• Italian: rizo- (it)
• Polish: ryzo-
• Spanish: rizo-