Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoprotective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-pro-tec-tive
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective English photoprotective From photo- + protective.

Inflected Forms

more photoprotective (comparative) most photoprotective (superlative)

Questions

What does photoprotective mean?
Of or pertaining to photoprotection
Where does photoprotective come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective English photoprotective From photo- + protective.

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