deipno-

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek δειπνο- (deipno-)^[1] from δεῖπνον (deîpnon, “dinner”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪpnəʊ-/

Prefix

deipno-

Dinner, banquet.
The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learnèd of Athenaeus
- 1827, The British Critic, No. I, p. 475
  An interchange of deipno-diplomatic correspondence.
- 1891 June 23, The Daily News, 4/8
  People who heartily sympathise with the ‘deipnophobia’ of Gordon.

Derived terms

deipnophobia, deipnophobic
deipnosophist, deipnosophistic, deipnosophism

References

↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "deipno-, comb. form". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1894.

Anagrams

Pinedo, opined, pedion, pioned, ponied

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