eteo-

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós, “true, original”), by analogy with Eteocretan, from Ἐτεόκρητες (Eteókrētes, literally “original Cretan”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiti.əʊ/, /ˈɛti.əʊ/, /ˈɛteɪ.əʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈiti.oʊ/, /ˈɛti.oʊ/, /ˈɛteɪ.oʊ/ === Prefix === eteo- (linguistics) Denoting an ancient or ancestral language (or form of a language), dating from a time before it came into contact with another language; particularly one which had considerable influence, or which later displaced it entirely. Coordinate terms: proto-, ur- ==== Derived terms ====