diplo-

See also: diplo

English

Alternative forms

• dipl- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos), διπλοῦς (diploûs, “double”).

Prefix

diplo-

1. double

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with diplo-

diplacusis

diplobacterium

diplobiont

diplobios

diploblastic

diplochorous

diplochromosomal

diplochromosome

diplococcus

diplodiploid

diplophonia

diplogen

diplogenetic

diplogenic

diplograph

diplography

diplohaplontic

diploinsufficiency

diploinsufficient

diplokaryon

diplomonad

diplomyelia

diplonema

diploneural

diploid

diplont

diplopia

diplophasic

diplophyte

diplopodia

diplosegment

diplosome

diplospondylous

diplotene

dipleidoscope

diplostephanous

Related terms

• duplex
• duplicate

See also

• bi-
• di-

Anagrams

• -ploid, IDPOL, IdPol, idpol

Italian

Prefix

diplo-

1. diplo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with diplo-

diploblastico

diplococco

Anagrams

• Poldi

Portuguese

Prefix

diplo-

1. diplo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with diplo-

diplopia

Further reading

• “diplo-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025