lepto-
Translingual
prefix
Definitions
- (taxonomy) thin, narrow
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (thin, slender, small, peeled, delicate, short, sick, slim, pared, husked, weak).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λεπτός
Gloss
thin, slender, small, peeled, delicate, short, sick, slim, pared, husked, weak
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lepto- English
- leptocephalus English
- leptonema English
- leptotene English
- leptoptilos Latin
- leptorhynchus Latin
- lepturus Latin
- leptus Latin
- λέπω Ancient Greek
- λεπτίον Ancient Greek
- λεπτόγεως Ancient Greek
- λεπτός Ancient Greek
- *lewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- λεπτός Greek (modern)
- Leptospira Translingual
- leptonyx Translingual
- হাড়গিলা Bengali