spectro-

prefix

optical spectra.

OriginEnglish spectrum ← Latin spectrum ← Proto-Italic *spekjō →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. optical spectra.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*spekjō
  4. Latinspeciō
  5. Latinspectrum
  6. Englishspectrum
  7. Englishspectro-

From spectrum.

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Translations

Dutch spectro-
  • spectro-forming words relating to optical spectra
Finnish spektro-
  • spektro-forming words relating to optical spectra
French spectro-
  • spectro-forming words relating to optical spectra
Greek φασματο-
  • φασματο- (fasmato-)forming words relating to optical spectra
Irish speictri-
  • speictri-forming words relating to optical spectra
Norwegian Bokmål spektro-
  • spektro-forming words relating to optical spectra
Polish spektro-
  • spektro-forming words relating to optical spectra
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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