English

Prefix

carpo-

1. (chiefly medicine) Forming compound words related to the carpus (wrist) or hand.

Etymology 2

Combining form of Ancient Greek καρπός ‎(karpós, “fruit”).

Prefix

carpo-

1. Forming compound words related to fruit.

Derived terms

Italian

Prefix

carpo-

1. (botany) Forms terms concerning fruit
2. (anatomy) Forms terms concerning the bones of the wrist

Romanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρπός ‎(karpós, “fruit”), through French carpo-.

Prefix

carpo-

1. (botany) carpo-

Derived terms

Related terms

• -carp, -carpie

Paronyms

• carp

See also

• fruct

References

• carpo- in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2016