exo-
outside, outer
Greek · exo (ἔξω)
Greek éxō means "outside". Exo- builds words about outer layers or outside sources: an exoskeleton is a skeleton outside the body, an exoplanet orbits another star, exotic means from outside, foreign.
Memory trick
EXO sounds like "EXit-O": exit to the outside.
Words from this root
- exotic (exo + tic) — from outside, foreign, strikingविदेशी, अनोखा
- exoskeleton (exo + skeleton) — hard outer body coverबाह्य कंकाल
- exogamy (exo + gamy) — marriage outside one's groupबाहरी समूह में विवाह
- exogamous (exo + gam + ous) — marrying outside the groupबाहर विवाह करने वाला
- exoplanet (exo + planet) — planet beyond our solar systemबाह्यग्रह
- exogenous (exo + gen + ous) — coming from outsideबाहर से आया
- exothermic (exo + thermic) — giving out heatऊष्माक्षेपी
- exobiology (exo + biology) — study of life beyond Earthअंतरिक्ष जीव विज्ञान
- exocarp (exo + carp) — outer skin of a fruitफल का बाहरी छिलका
- exoenzyme (exo + enzyme) — enzyme acting outside the cellकोशिका के बाहर काम करने वाला एंजाइम