Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesoproterozoic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meso-pro-tero-zoic
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon; comprises the Calymmian, Ectasian and Stennian periods from about 1600 to 900 million years ago, when the Rodinia supercontinent was formed.

name

The Mesoproterozoic era.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English Proterozoic English Mesoproterozoic From meso- + Proterozoic.

Questions

What does mesoproterozoic mean?
Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon; comprises the Calymmian, Ectasian and Stennian periods from about 1600 to 900 million years ago, when the Rodinia supercontinent was formed.
Where does mesoproterozoic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English Proterozoic English Mesoproterozoic From meso- + Proterozoic.

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