-phorecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. pharmacophore n.

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek -ϕόρος, combining form (in e.g. μαστιγοϕόρος mastigophore n.) corresponding to ϕέρειν to bear (see bear v.¹); frequently after formations in French -phore (formations in which are found from at least the late 18th cent.), German -phor (formations in which are found from the second half of the 18th cent.), or scientific Latin -phora (formations in which are found from the second half of the 18th cent.). Compare -phorous comb. form.First attested in 17th-cent. loans from Greek, as mastigophore n., stephanophore n. 18th- and early 19th-cent. formations are modelled on French or Scientific Latin. Formations within English are found from the second quarter of the 19th cent., frequently in botany and zoology.

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Forming nouns with the sense ‘someone or something that bears, carries, wears, or transmits what is denoted by the first element’; frequently in Botany and Zoology denoting a supporting structure, as gonophore n.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-phore
释义	-phorecomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. pharmacophore n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -ϕόρος. Etymology: < ancient Greek -ϕόρος, combining form (in e.g. μαστιγοϕόρος mastigophore n.) corresponding to ϕέρειν to bear (see bear v.¹); frequently after formations in French -phore (formations in which are found from at least the late 18th cent.), German -phor (formations in which are found from the second half of the 18th cent.), or scientific Latin -phora (formations in which are found from the second half of the 18th cent.). Compare -phorous comb. form.First attested in 17th-cent. loans from Greek, as mastigophore n., stephanophore n. 18th- and early 19th-cent. formations are modelled on French or Scientific Latin. Formations within English are found from the second quarter of the 19th cent., frequently in botany and zoology. Categories » Forming nouns with the sense ‘someone or something that bears, carries, wears, or transmits what is denoted by the first element’; frequently in Botany and Zoology denoting a supporting structure, as gonophore n. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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