Idio- Definition
idēō, idēə
prefix
One's own; private; personal.
Idiolect.
American Heritage
Distinct; separate.
Idioblast.
American Heritage
Forming compound words having the sense of individuality, peculiarity, separateness.
Wiktionary
affix
One's own, personal, distinct.
Idiomorphic.
Webster's New World
Origin of Idio-
Gr idio- < idios, one's own < IE *swedyos < base *swe-, poss. > L suus, his, her, one's, OE swæs, beloved, own
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek ἴδιος (idios, “own, personal, distinct”).
From Wiktionary
-
Greek from idios personal, private s(w)e- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to idio- using the buttons below.