clinico-

prefix

Clinic; clinical.

OriginEnglish clinic ← French clinique ← Late Latin clīnicus →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. medicineClinic; clinical.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱley-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥néyti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*klíňňō
  5. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νω (klī́nō)
  6. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νη (klī́nē)
  7. Ancient Greekκλῑνῐκός (klīnĭkós)
  8. Late Latinclīnicus
  9. Frenchclinique
  10. Englishclinic
  11. Englishclinico-

From clinic + -o-.

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Cite this entry
APA

clinico-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinico-

MLA

“clinico-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinico-. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clinico-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinico-.

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