Balto-|ˈbɔːltəʊ|comb. form of Baltic, as in Balto-Lithuanian; ˌBalto-ˈSlavic, -Slaˈvonic a. and n., the designation of the group of Indo-European languages which comprises the Baltic branch and the Slavonic branch (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.).1896O. F. Emerson Brief Hist. Eng. Lang. i. 8 The Balto-Slavic branch consists of two divisions.1909Webster, Balto-Slavonic, adj.1910Encycl. Brit. XIV. 495/1 North of the Black Sea..comes the great Balto-Slavonic group.Ibid. XVI. 246/1 The words mentīrī, rōs, ignis have close equivalents in Balto-Slavonic.1922E. J. Harrison Lithuania ii. 32 In 1654 the Old Prussians..renounced their Balto-Lithuanian idiom in favour of German.1948D. Diringer Alphabet ii. v. 347 The new language may hold an intermediate position between..Balto-Slavonic and Greek.

Balto- /ˈbɔ:ltəʊ, ˈbɒltəʊ/ combining form.

ORIGIN: from Baltic + -o-.

Forming combs. in the sense ‘Baltic and —’.

DERIVATIVE Balto-Slaˈvonic adjective & noun (designating, of, or pertaining to) the group of Indo-European languages which comprises the Baltic branch and the Slavonic branch. E20.

Balto-

Prefix

pertaining to Baltic, especially as a political entity

Etymology

Shortened unetymologically from Baltic in compounds- 20th century formation, perhaps echoing terms like Afro-, Indo-, Sino- etc.

Coordinate terms

Appendix:English nationality prefixes

词汇	Balto-
词根词缀	OED SOED Wiktionary Balto-\|ˈbɔːltəʊ\|comb. form of Baltic, as in *Balto-Lithuanian; ˌBalto-ˈSlavic, -Slaˈvonic* a. and n., the designation of the group of Indo-European languages which comprises the Baltic branch and the Slavonic branch (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.).1896O. F. Emerson Brief Hist. Eng. Lang. i. 8 The Balto-Slavic branch consists of two divisions.1909Webster, Balto-Slavonic, adj.1910Encycl. Brit. XIV. 495/1 North of the Black Sea..comes the great Balto-Slavonic group.Ibid. XVI. 246/1 The words mentīrī, rōs, ignis have close equivalents in Balto-Slavonic.1922E. J. Harrison Lithuania ii. 32 In 1654 the Old Prussians..renounced their Balto-Lithuanian idiom in favour of German.1948D. Diringer Alphabet ii. v. 347 The new language may hold an intermediate position between..Balto-Slavonic and Greek. Balto- /ˈbɔ:ltəʊ, ˈbɒltəʊ/ combining form. ORIGIN: from Baltic + -o-. Forming combs. in the sense ‘Baltic and —’. DERIVATIVE Balto-Slaˈvonic adjective & noun (designating, of, or pertaining to) the group of Indo-European languages which comprises the Baltic branch and the Slavonic branch. E20. Balto- Prefix pertaining to Baltic, especially as a political entity Etymology Shortened unetymologically from Baltic in compounds- 20th century formation, perhaps echoing terms like Afro-, Indo-, Sino- etc. Coordinate terms Appendix:English nationality prefixes
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