ecto-
See also: ecto
English
Alternative forms
- ect- (before vowels)
Etymology
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From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”). Sense 2 ("ghost-related") is a reinterpretation of this prefix in the word ectoplasm (“paranormal substance believed to be involved in the materialization of the dead”), for the etymology of which see there.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛktoʊ-/
Audio (US): (file)
Prefix
ecto-
- Outside.
- (chiefly in fantasy fiction) Ghost-related.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:ecto-.
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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”).
Prefix
ecto-
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”).
Prefix
ecto-
Derived terms
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Portuguese
Prefix
ecto-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ecto-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ecto-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡto/ [eɣ̞.t̪o]
- Syllabification: ec‧to-
Prefix
ecto-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ecto-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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