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Greek
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὕστερος (hústeros, “later, subsequent”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
υστερο- • (ystero-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that denote something is after or subsequent; post-:
- υστερο- (ystero-) + βουλή (voulí, “will, desire”) → υστεροβουλία (ysterovoulía, “ulterior motive”)
- υστερο- (ystero-) + γραφή (grafí, “writing”) → υστερόγραφο (ysterógrafo, “postscript”)
- υστερο- (ystero-) + φήμη (fími, “reputation”) → υστεροφημία (ysterofimía, “posthumous fame”)
- (history) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that denote a latter or last period of some era:
- υστερο- (ystero-) + Βυζάντιο (Vyzántio, “Byzantium”) → υστεροβυζαντίνος (ysterovyzantínos, “Late Byzantine i.e. 1081-1453”)
- υστερο- (ystero-) + Λατινικά (Latiniká, “Latin”) → Υστερολατινικά (Ysterolatiniká, “Late Latin i.e. 200-500 AD”)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
υστερο- • (ystero-)
- (medicine) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that denote something related to the womb:
- υστερο- (ystero-) + εκτομή (ektomí, “excision”) → υστερεκτομή (ysterektomí, “hysterectomy”)
- υστερο- (ystero-) + τοκετός (toketós, “birth”) → υστεροτοκία (ysterotokía, “expelling of the placenta”)
Derived terms