Prefix/Root of the day:
HELI-/HELIO-
From Greek, meaning "Sun".
HELIum: The element of the Sun (having been first discovered in the atmosphere of the Sun).
HELIOcentric: regarding the Sun as the center of the solar system/universe (as contrasts with geocentric: regarding the Earth as the center of the solar system/universe).
HELIOlithic: Pertaining to a civilization that is characterized by Sun worship and megaliths (giant stones).
HELIOtherapy: The use of sunlight to treat disease.
Mnemonic:
Good-bye, Moon--HELIO, Sun.
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