"chalco-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈkælkoʊ/
Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”). Despite the appearance in English of a possible relation of chalco- to chalk, and any plausible semantic and cognate connections between limestones and ores in ancient times, the terms are not related by any known cognation. Note also the hard ch sound (/k/) in chalco- and words generated therefrom, which differs from the soft ch sound in chalk. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|grc|χαλκός||copper}} Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} chalco-, {{en-prefix}} chalco-
  1. Copper; relatedly, also bronze or brass. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: cupr-, cupro-
    Sense id: en-chalco--en-prefix-pzFP2Nze Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Terms with Polish translations, Copper Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 21 34 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 46 22 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 25 41 Disambiguation of Copper: 83 17
  2. Ore. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-chalco--en-prefix-hwT-M7Ak Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 25 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chalcid, chalcidoid Translations (Translations): chalko- (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 51 49
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