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chondro-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chon-dro-
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Describing something relating to grains or having a granular structure.

prefix

Describing something composed of cartilage.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-rósder.? Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros)der. English chondro- From Latinized form of Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, seed, groats, gristle, cartilage”). By surface analysis, chondr- + -o-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: χόνδρος

Inflected Forms

chondri- (alternative) chondr- (alternative)

Phrases

chondrio-

Frequently Paired Words

chondrio-

Questions

What does chondro- mean?
Describing something relating to grains or having a granular structure.
Where does chondro- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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