Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mini-diskette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
mini-diskette
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 5.25-inch floppy diskette.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English disk English -ette ▲ English cassetteinflu. English diskette English mini-diskette From mini- + diskette.

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What does mini-diskette mean?
A 5.25-inch floppy diskette.
Where does mini-diskette come from?
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English disk English -ette ▲ English cassetteinflu. English diskette English mini-diskette From mini- + diskette.

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