"τερα-" meaning in Greek

See τερα- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: tera- [romanization]
Etymology: From English tera-, from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”). Etymology templates: {{uder|el|en|tera-|}} English tera-, {{uder|el|grc|τέρας||monster}} Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”) Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} τερα- • (tera-), {{el-prefix}} τερα- • (tera-)
  1. tera- (SI unit prefix, 10¹²) Tags: morpheme
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