Etymology

-chore

Today it means: An organism, especially a plant or plant pathogen, that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χωρέω
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-chore · suffix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχωρέω“I move, spread”
  2. English today-chore

From Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō, “I move, spread”).

-chore · suffix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχώρα“country”
  2. English today-chore

Backformation from biochore, from bio-+Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “country”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχώρα all →

biochorechoropleth mapisochore

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