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calyci-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-ly-ci-
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Calyx, bud, or cup of a flower or nut.

Etymology

From Latin calycis, genitive of calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). By surface analysis, calyc- + -i-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: calycis, κάλυξ

Inflected Forms

calyc- (alternative)

Questions

What does calyci- mean?
Calyx, bud, or cup of a flower or nut.
Where does calyci- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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