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cryogenian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cryo-ge-ni-an
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 850 to 600 million years ago.

name

The Cryogenian period.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cryogenic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Cryogenian From cryogenic (“of low temperature”) + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Cryogenian (comparative) most Cryogenian (superlative)

Questions

What does cryogenian mean?
Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 850 to 600 million years ago.
Where does cryogenian come from?
Etymology tree English cryogenic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Cryogenian From cryogenic (“of low temperature”) + -ian.

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