"ento-" meaning in English

See ento- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: ent- [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós)der. English ento- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der|grc:ἐντός|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós)der. English ento- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós). Head templates: {{head|en|prefixes}} ento-
  1. Synonym of end-. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: end- [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: exo-, in-

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₁én\nProto-Indo-European *h₁éntos\nProto-Hellenic *entós\nAncient Greek ἐντός (entós)der.\nEnglish ento-\nDerived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós).",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₁én\nProto-Indo-European *h₁éntos\nProto-Hellenic *entós\nAncient Greek ἐντός (entós)der.\nEnglish ento-\nDerived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós).",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        ]
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        {
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        }
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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    }
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  ],
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}

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