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protofeather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
protofeath-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hypothetical precursors of bird feathers, believed to have been grown by certain dinosaurs.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English feather English protofeather From proto- + feather.

Inflected Forms

protofeathers (plural)

Derived Forms

protofeathered

Questions

What does protofeather mean?
The hypothetical precursors of bird feathers, believed to have been grown by certain dinosaurs.
Where does protofeather come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English feather English protofeather From proto- + feather.

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