osteo-

/ɑstioʊ̯/

prefix

bone

OriginAncient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. bone

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-

Combining form of Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

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Translations

Catalan osteo-
  • osteo-bone
Czech osteo-
  • osteo-bone
Dutch osteo
  • osteobone
Finnish osteo-
  • osteo-bone
French ostéo-
  • ostéo-bone
German osteo-
  • osteo-bone
Greek οστεο-, οστέο-
  • οστεο- (osteo-)bone
  • οστέο- (ostéo-)bone
Icelandic bein-
  • bein-bone
Irish oisté-
  • oisté-bone
Italian osteo-
  • osteo-bone
Polish osteo-
  • osteo-bone
Portuguese osteo-
  • osteo-bone
Russian остео-
  • остео- (osteo-)bone
Spanish osteo-
  • osteo-bone
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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