mito-

UK/mʌɪ.tə(ʊ)/US/maɪ.toʊ/US/maɪ.tə/

prefix

Thread.

“mitoplast”

OriginAncient Greek μίτος (mítos) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative mit-

  1. Thread.

    mitoplast

  2. biologyMitosis.

    mitoclastic, mitodepressive, mitogenetic

  3. medicineUsed to form names of nucleotoxic agents used as antineoplastics.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμίτος (mítos)
  3. Englishmito-

# From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread of the warp”). # From mitosis.

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APA

mito-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mito-

MLA

“mito-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mito-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mito-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mito-.

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