Teuto-

See also: Teuto

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Teuton + -o-; compare Afro-, Sino-, Turko-.

Prefix

Teuto-

  1. Pertaining to the Teutons or to the (early) Germanic peoples generally.
    • 1907, The Washington Historical Quarterly, page 301:
      Still better would be Teuto-Celtic or Teuto-British. Of Ireland and Scotland I have already spoken incidentally. The Irish have a Teutonic element in their blood dating back to the ninth century, []
  2. Pertaining to the Germans or Germany.
    Synonym: Germano-
    • 2005, Charles E. Gannon, Rumors of War and Infernal Machines: Technomilitary Agenda-setting in American and British Speculative Fiction, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 30:
      The originally Teutophilic narrative veers decidedly in a new direction when an entry from a Francophilic 'American correspondent,' whose language is incongruently lush and hyperbolic, depicts Germans using tactics and combat procedures ...

Coordinate terms

  • Appendix:English nationality prefixes

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with Teuto-
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