ferro-

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See also: ferro, ferró, and ferrò

English

Etymology

Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

ferro-

  1. (chemistry) ferrous:
    1. Iron (the metal).
      Synonym: ferri-
      1. Iron of oxidation number 2.
        Coordinate term: ferri-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ferro-

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English ferro-).

Pronunciation

Prefix

ferro-

  1. ferro-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with ferro-

Further reading

French

Etymology 1

From Latin ferrum.

Prefix

ferro-

  1. ferro-

Etymology 2

From chemin de fer (literally “iron paths”).

Prefix

ferro-

  1. Relating to railways

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with ferro-

Italian

Prefix

ferro-

  1. ferro-
  2. forms terms relating to railways/railroads

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with ferro-

Polish

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

Prefix

ferro-

  1. ferro-
    ‎ferro- + ‎magnetyzm → ‎ferromagnetyzm

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with ferro-

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-

  1. forms terms relating to railroads: ferro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with ferro-

Further reading

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