LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
prefix

chiro-

chiro-
Classical[ˈkʰɪ.rɔ]Ecclesiastical[ˈkiː.ro]

Meaning

  1. morphemechiro-

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  4. Latinchiro-

Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor. Latin chiro- Borrowed from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”), from Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr, from *ǵʰes- + *-ōr.

Quick answers

What does chiro- mean in Latin?
chiro-, a prefix, means “chiro-”.
How do you pronounce chiro-?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʰɪ.rɔ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkiː.ro].
Where does chiro- come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr → Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər → Latin chiro-.