Question:
Is geo in the word geometry a prefix?
strawberrygirls3
2010-05-02 16:04:38 UTC
is "geo" in the word geometry a prefix?
Three answers:
?
2010-05-02 16:29:45 UTC
Yes, it is a prefix meaning earth. The literal translation of geometry is "earth measure".



Other uses of the same prefix include:

geology (study of the earth)

geography (earth writing = mapping)

geosynchronous (earth + together + time = in orbit and moving at the same rate as the earth's rotation)
?
2016-06-02 08:42:51 UTC
No, because its meaning (earth) is central to the meaning of the word.
anonymous
2010-05-02 16:21:50 UTC
No.


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