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English
Etymology
Latin ferrum (“iron”).
Prefix
ferro-
- (chemistry) ferrous:
- Iron (the metal).
- Synonym: ferri-
- Iron of oxidation number 2.
- Coordinate term: ferri-
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Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English ferro-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ferro-
- ferro-
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French
Etymology 1
From Latin ferrum.
Prefix
ferro-
- ferro-
Etymology 2
From chemin de fer (literally “iron paths”).
Prefix
ferro-
- Relating to railways
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Italian
Prefix
ferro-
- ferro-
- forms terms relating to railways/railroads
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Polish
Etymology
From Latin ferrum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛr.rɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɛrrɔ
- Syllabification: fer‧ro
Prefix
ferro-
- ferro-
- ferro- + magnetyzm → ferromagnetyzm
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Further reading
- ferro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
From ferrum (“iron”). The "railroad" sense comes from ferrocarril (“railroad”, literally “iron path”).
Prefix
ferro-
- forms terms relating to railroads: ferro-
Derived terms
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