holo

holo

word forming element meaning ‘complete, entire, whole’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    Gk. holos ‘whole, entire, complete’ < sol-wo- < hohl < sol- < Tamil iṟai

English words derived from Tamil iṟai connoting ‘staying place’

sergeant, serjeant

servant

serve

served

server

servery

service

servient

serviette

servile

serving

servitude

servo

conservation

conservative

conserve

self-serving

re-serve

subservient

time-server

underserve

serf

salubrious

salutary

salute

solicitous

salvage

salvific

salvo

solder

solemn

solicit

solid

solidarity

solidity

consolidate

consolidation

save-n

save

safe

safety

sage

concierge

desert

dessert

deserve

observance

observatory

observe

preserve

reservation

reserve

reservoir

soldier

sou

insouciant

hero

heroine

holomorphic

holophrastic

holism

holocaust

holocene

hologram

holograph

catholic