-iot

suffix

Of or relating to an island or peninsula in Greece or the Hellenic sphere.

OriginAncient Greek Κυπριώτης →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Of or relating to an island or peninsula in Greece or the Hellenic sphere.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚυπριώτης“Cypriot”
  2. English-iot

Back-formation of Cypriot, from Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs, “Cypriot”).

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APA

-iot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-iot

MLA

“-iot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-iot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-iot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-iot.

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