Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labioglossal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
labioglos-sal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the lips and tongue.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English labio- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English labioglossal From labio- + glossal.

Questions

What does labioglossal mean?
Relating to the lips and tongue.
Where does labioglossal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English labio- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English labioglossal From labio- + glossal.

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