ecto-
prefixUS /ɛktoʊ-/
Etymology From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”). Sense 2 ("ghost-related") is a reinterpretation of this prefix in the word ectoplasm (“paranormal substance believed to be involved in the materialization of the dead”), for the etymology of which see there.
1
Morpheme Outside.
2
Morpheme, In fantasy fiction Ghost-related.
- ecto-blaster, ectometer
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:ecto-.