Meanings
prefix
- Pertaining to or derived from plants.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
- Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
- Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
- Englishphyto-
Derived from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan fito-
- fito-Pertaining to or derived from plants
Chinese Mandarin 植物
- 植物 (zhíwù)Pertaining to or derived from plants
Czech fyto-
- fyto-Pertaining to or derived from plants
Dutch fyto-
- fyto-Pertaining to or derived from plants
French phyto-
- phyto-Pertaining to or derived from plants
Italian fito-
- fito-Pertaining to or derived from plants
Polish fito-
- fito-Pertaining to or derived from plants
Portuguese fito-
- fito-Pertaining to or derived from plants
Russian фито-
- фито- (fito-)Pertaining to or derived from plants
Spanish fito-
- fito-Pertaining to or derived from plants
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“phyto-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyto-. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phyto-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyto-.
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