ortho-
English
prefix
Definitions
- straight, right, proper
- (chemistry) Having an extra proportion of water
- (organic chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in adjacent (1,2) positions (compare meta- and para-)
- (physics) of any molecule of the form X in which the two nuclei have parallel spin
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (straight, correct, true, correction, upright, ortho, right).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὀρθός
Gloss
straight, correct, true, correction, upright, ortho, right
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
右
Emoji
👫 📏
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- orthoepia Latin
- orthopaedia Latin
- ortografia Italian
- ortho- French
- ортоклаз Russian
- ортопедия Russian
- ὀρθοέπεια Ancient Greek
- ὀρθόδοξος Ancient Greek
- ὀρθός Ancient Greek
- ὀρθόω Ancient Greek
- ὀρθῶς Ancient Greek
- anortositt Norwegian Bokmål
- オルト Japanese
- anortositt Norwegian Nynorsk
- ορθο- Greek (modern)
- *ortʰwós Proto-Hellenic