Definition
A prefix or combining form derived from Greek meaning 'cat,' used in scientific and medical terminology.
Etymology
From ancient Greek 'ailouros' meaning 'cat,' used as a root element in compound scientific terms. The word entered Greek possibly from Egyptian sources through trade and cultural contact.
Kelly Says
This single Greek root 'ailuro-' spawned dozens of English words about cats and cat-lovers—showing how a single ancient word can multiply across an entire vocabulary!
Translations
ARالعربية
أيلورو
ay-loo-ro
CACatalà
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
CSČeština
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
DADansk
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
DEDeutsch
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
ELΕλληνικά
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
ESEspañol
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
FISuomi
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
FRFrançais
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
HIहिन्दी
एयलुरो
ay-loo-ro
HUMagyar
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
IDBahasa Indonesia
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
ITItaliano
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
KMKM
អាយលូរ៉ូ
a-ay-loo-ro
MSBahasa Melayu
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
MYမြန်မာ
အိလူရို
a-i-loo-ro
NLNederlands
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
NONorsk
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
PLPolski
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
PTPortuguês
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
RORomână
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
RUРусский
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
SVSvenska
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
SWKiswahili
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
TAதமிழ்
அயிலூரோ
a-yi-loo-ro
TEతెలుగు
ఎయిలూరో
ey-loo-ro
THไทย
อายลูโร
a-yi-loo-ro
TRTürkçe
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
UKУкраїнська
ailuro
ay-loo-roh
VITiếng Việt
ailuro
ay-loo-roh