Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emprostho-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-prostho-
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

before, in front

prefix

before, earlier, of old

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen). By surface analysis, em- + prostho-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἔμπροσθεν

Questions

What does emprostho- mean?
before, in front
Where does emprostho- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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