The word "idio" is a prefix taken from the Greek. Idio means "one's own" that is personal or private. It also means separate or distinct. The word idio is thus used as a prefix when some characteristic is to reflect or oneself or has to depict it as something unique.
The word "Idio" comes from Greek word "idios" meaning "private or personal". The word is believed to have Indo-European roots.
Examples of words where idio is added as a prefix are "idiolect" meaning slang, jargon, dialect or vernacular etc that is unique say to a group or region and "idioblast" which in biology refers to a plant cell that is noticeably different from its neighbours. "Professor Marlow was known for his idiosyncrasies, he was perhaps the only fifty two year old man to still chew his finger nails" is an example of how "idio" is used in a sentence.
The word "Idio" comes from Greek word "idios" meaning "private or personal". The word is believed to have Indo-European roots.
Examples of words where idio is added as a prefix are "idiolect" meaning slang, jargon, dialect or vernacular etc that is unique say to a group or region and "idioblast" which in biology refers to a plant cell that is noticeably different from its neighbours. "Professor Marlow was known for his idiosyncrasies, he was perhaps the only fifty two year old man to still chew his finger nails" is an example of how "idio" is used in a sentence.
