Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleurotho-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pleu-rotho-
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Sideways, to the side.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλευρόθεν (pleuróthen, “sidewards”), from πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́) + -θεν (-then). Compare opistho-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πλευρόθεν

Questions

What does pleurotho- mean?
Sideways, to the side.
Where does pleurotho- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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