Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bronchoconstrictive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bron-chocon-stric-tive
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English constrictive English bronchoconstrictive From broncho- + constrictive.

Inflected Forms

more bronchoconstrictive (comparative) most bronchoconstrictive (superlative)

Questions

What does bronchoconstrictive mean?
That produces bronchoconstriction
Where does bronchoconstrictive come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English constrictive English bronchoconstrictive From broncho- + constrictive.

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