ecto-

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”). Sense 2 ("ghost-related") is a reinterpretation of this prefix in the word ectoplasm (“paranormal substance believed to be involved in the materialization of the dead”), for the etymology of which see there. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɛktoʊ-/ === Prefix === ecto- Outside. Synonyms: out-, ex-, exo- Antonyms: in-, intra-, en-/em-/im-, end-/endo-/ento- (chiefly in fantasy fiction) Ghost-related. For quotations using this term, see Citations:ecto-. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Ceto, Cote, OTEC, cote == French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”). === Prefix === ecto- ecto- ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”). === Prefix === ecto- ecto- ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Ceto, Toce, ceto, cote, teco == Portuguese == === Prefix === ecto- ecto- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ecto-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ecto-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Prefix === ecto- ecto- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ecto-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025