"ecto-" meaning in English

See ecto- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ɛktoʊ-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-ecto-.wav
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”). Sense 2 ("ghost-related") is a reinterpretation of this prefix in the word ectoplasm (“paranormal substance believed to be involved in the materialization of the dead”), for the etymology of which see there. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐκτός|t=outside}} Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”), {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|ghost|uc=1}} Sense 2, {{from|en|ectoplasm|t=paranormal substance believed to be involved in the materialization of the dead}} ectoplasm (“paranormal substance believed to be involved in the materialization of the dead”) Head templates: {{en-prefix}} ecto-
  1. Outside. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: out-, ex-, exo- Translations (Translations): ecto- (Catalan), ekto- (Finnish), ecto- (French), ekto- (German), εκτο- (ekto-) (Greek), ècto- (Italian), ekto- (Polish), ecto- (Portuguese), ecto- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ecto--en-prefix-YP1sq1wM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 64 36
  2. (chiefly in fantasy fiction) Ghost-related. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ecto--en-prefix-en:ghost Categories (other): Fantasy, Fiction
     
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