Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mammillo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mam-mil-lo-
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Nipple, breast.

Etymology

From mammill(ary) + -o-, from Middle French mamillaire or directly from Latin mammillāris, from mamilla + -aris, diminutive of mamma.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: mamillaire, mammillāris
Suffix: mamilla

Questions

What does mammillo- mean?: Nipple, breast.
Where does mammillo- come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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