salpingopalatal
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to the Eustachian tube and the palate.
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx)bor. New Latin salpinx Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English salpingo- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal English salpingopalatal From salpingo- + palatal.