anthraco-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: before a vowel anthrac-.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀνθρακο-.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀνθρακο-, combining form (in e.g. ἀνθρακοπώλης coal merchant) of ἀνθρακ- , ἄνθραξ charcoal, in Hellenistic Greek also coal (see anthrax n.); compare -o- connective.Attested earliest at the end of the 18th cent. in the French adaptation anthracometer n.; formations within English are found from the late 19th cent. Combining with second elements of Greek origin. Compare French anthraco- (formations in which are found from at least the end of the 18th cent.), scientific Latin anthraco- (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent.), and German anthraco- (formations in which are found from at least the second half of the 19th cent.).

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Forming technical terms (such as the names of animals, minerals, and diseases) ultimately relating to coal or carbon, as anthracometer n., anthracosaur n., anthracosis n.², etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	anthraco-
释义	anthraco-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: before a vowel anthrac-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀνθρακο-. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀνθρακο-, combining form (in e.g. ἀνθρακοπώλης coal merchant) of ἀνθρακ- , ἄνθραξ charcoal, in Hellenistic Greek also coal (see anthrax n.); compare -o- connective.Attested earliest at the end of the 18th cent. in the French adaptation anthracometer n.; formations within English are found from the late 19th cent. Combining with second elements of Greek origin. Compare French anthraco- (formations in which are found from at least the end of the 18th cent.), scientific Latin anthraco- (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent.), and German anthraco- (formations in which are found from at least the second half of the 19th cent.). Categories » Forming technical terms (such as the names of animals, minerals, and diseases) ultimately relating to coal or carbon, as anthracometer n., anthracosaur n., anthracosis n.², etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < comb. form
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