glotto-

prefix

Synonym of glosso-.

“glotto- + -phobia → glottophobia”

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Meanings

prefix

alternative glott-

  1. Synonym of glosso-.

    glotto- + -phobia → glottophobia

    Synonyms: glosso-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixSynonym of glosso-.

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγλῶττα“tongue”
  2. grc-attγλωττο-
  3. Englishglotto-

Learned borrowing from Attic Greek γλωττο- (glōtto-) from the Ancient Greek γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue”), Attic form of γλῶσσα (glôssa).

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Translations

Ancient Greek γλωττο-
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French glotto-
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Italian glotto-
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Polish glotto-
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Portuguese gloto-
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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