malaco-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. malacolite n.

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek μαλακο-, combining form of μαλακός soft ( < an extended form of the Indo-European base of meal n.¹), occurring in compounds such as μαλακόδερμος malacoderm adj. and n., and used also in a few scientific Latin words such as Malacostraca (see malacostracan n. and adj.); in certain compounds, of which the most important is malacology n., it represents ancient Greek μαλάκια molluscs. Compare French malaco-.

Forming compounds with the sense ‘soft-’ (or ‘soft-bodied’).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	malaco-
释义	malaco-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. malacolite n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μαλακο-. Etymology: < ancient Greek μαλακο-, combining form of μαλακός soft ( < an extended form of the Indo-European base of meal n.¹), occurring in compounds such as μαλακόδερμος malacoderm adj. and n., and used also in a few scientific Latin words such as Malacostraca (see malacostracan n. and adj.); in certain compounds, of which the most important is malacology n., it represents ancient Greek μαλάκια molluscs. Compare French malaco-. Forming compounds with the sense ‘soft-’ (or ‘soft-bodied’). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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