Ecto- Definition
ektō, ektə
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Outside, external.
Ectoderm.
Webster's New World
Origin of Ecto-
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Late Greek ekto- from ektos outside from ek, ek- out eghs in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
ModL < Gr ektos, outside < IE *eĝhs-, out > L ex
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
From the Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektos, “outside”).
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