Etymology

deutero-

Today it means: Second or secondary. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros) ← Proto-Indo-European *dews-?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Ancient Greekδεύτερος (deúteros)
  3. English todaydeutero-

Derived from Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- + Ancient Greek -τερος (-teros).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδεύτερος all →

deuteriumdeuterondeuteride

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.