Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protoporcelain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-porce-lain
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early Chinese glazed stoneware, from the Han dynasty, that had some of the characteristics of true porcelain without its translucency.

Uncountable

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 porcelain English protoporcelain From proto- + porcelain.

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What does protoporcelain mean?
An early Chinese glazed stoneware, from the Han dynasty, that had some of the characteristics of true porcelain without its translucency.
Where does protoporcelain 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 porcelain English protoporcelain From proto- + porcelain.

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