Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faciohypoglossal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fa-cio-hy-poglos-sal
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the facial and hypoglossal nerves.

Etymology

Etymology tree English facio- Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos)bor. New Latin hypoglōssus English -al English hypoglossal English faciohypoglossal From facio- + hypoglossal.

Questions

What does faciohypoglossal mean?
Of or relating to the facial and hypoglossal nerves.
Where does faciohypoglossal come from?
Etymology tree English facio- Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos)bor. New Latin hypoglōssus English -al English hypoglossal English faciohypoglossal From facio- + hypoglossal.

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