chiro-

See also: chiro

English

Alternative forms

• cheir-
• cheiro-
• chir-

Etymology

From New Latin chiro-, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”).

Prefix

chiro-

1. hand
2. sign language

   chireme; chirogram

3. chiropractics

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with chiro-

chirognomy

chiroplast

chirocracy

chiroform

chirographer

chirography

chirology

chiromancy

chiromantic

chiromegaly

chiropatagium

chiroplasty

chiropodous

chiropractic

chirosophy

chirospecific

chirotherapy

chirotope

• cheirospasm
• chiropractor

Translations

Translations

• Italian: chiro-
• Polish: chiro-
• Romanian: chiro-
• Spanish: quiro- (es)

Anagrams

• choir, chori, ichor, orchi

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin chiro-, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”).

Prefix

chiro-

1. chiro-

Anagrams

• orchi, orchi-, rochi

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɪ.rɔ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkiː.ro]

Prefix

chiro-

1. chiro-

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr

Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)der.

Polish chiro-

Derived from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -irɔ
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

chiro-

1. chiro-

   ‎chiro- + ‎-graf → ‎chirograf

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with chiro-

chirograf

Further reading

• chiro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin chiro-, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ro/

Prefix

chiro-

1. chiro-