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helio-

a combining form meaning “sun,” used in the formation of compound words: heliolatry.
Also, especially before a vowel, heli-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of hlios sun
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[Greek hēlio-, from hēlios, sun; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.]
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