If you mean the ending in words like mastectomy and anatomy then it's not suffix, but the compound Greek word -tomy τομή [tomee] = cutting
- omy Other examples include: * lobotomy * appendectomy * tonsillectomy
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The suffix -phone comes from the Greek word "phōnē," which means "voice" or "sound." It is commonly used to indicate devices or systems that produce, transmit, or receive sound.
The suffix "-ology" originates from the Greek language. It derives from the Greek word "logia," which means "the study of" or "the science of." This suffix is commonly used to form words related to various fields of study or expertise.
astronomyautonomyanatomyappendectomycolostomyeconomyhysterectomylobotomylaryngectomyphlebotomytonsillectomy
The suffix "-algia" comes from the Greek word "álgos," meaning pain. This suffix is commonly used in medical terminology to denote a condition involving pain.
The suffix -ig in German often indicates that the word is an adjective describing a characteristic or quality, similar to the English suffix -y or -ly. It can turn a noun into an adjective, such as "sauer" (sour) from "die Saure" (acid) or "aktiv" (active) from "die Aktivität" (activity).
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'-old' is not an English language suffix.But -oid is an English language suffix, and means 'resembling', such as rhomboid, which means resembling a rhombus.
The suffix "-mono" is derived from the Greek language. In Greek, "mono" means "alone" or "single." It is commonly used in English as a suffix to denote something that is unique or singular, such as "monopoly" or "monotone."
Words do not begin with a suffix. A suffix come at the end of a word.
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