Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palin-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: pal-in-
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

forms terms, of Greek origin, related to repetition or recurrence

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πᾰ́λῐν (pắlĭn).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πᾰ́λῐν

Inflected Forms

pali- (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

palindrome palingenesis

Questions

What does palin- mean?: forms terms, of Greek origin, related to repetition or recurrence
Where does palin- come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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