Etymology

ceno-

Today it means: New or recent. Full definition →

Ancient Greek καινός
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ceno- · prefix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκαινός“new, recent”
  2. English todayceno-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new, recent”).

ceno- · prefix2

  1. Proto-Hellenic*kenwós
  2. Ancient Greekκενός (kenós)
  3. English todayceno-

From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκαινός all →

HoloceneCenozoic-cene

Ancient Greekκενός all →

cenotaphcenosilicaphobiakenophobiakenopsiakenotronxenotime

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