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phyto-

/faɪtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
phy-to-
IPA
/faɪtoʊ/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Pertaining to or derived from plants.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Derived from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /faɪtoʊ/
  • British English: /faɪtəʊ/

Derived Forms

phytoagglutinin phytobranchiate phytochimy phytochlore phytocidal phytoclimate phytocollite phytoecological phytoecologist phytoecology phytoflagellate phytogelin

Phrases

-phyta -phyte An automatic list of all pages on Wiktionary starting with phyto

Frequently Paired Words

-phyta -phyte An automatic list of all pages on Wiktionary starting with phyto

Questions

How do you pronounce phyto-?
The recorded pronunciation is /faɪtoʊ/.
What does phyto- mean?
Pertaining to or derived from plants.
Where does phyto- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Derived from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”).

How to pronounce phyto-

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