Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spikelet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
spikelet
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.

Etymology

Etymology tree English spike Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English spikelet From spike + -let.

Inflected Forms

spikelets (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudospikelet spikeleted

Frequently Paired Words

spiky

Questions

What does spikelet mean?
A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
Where does spikelet come from?
Etymology tree English spike Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English spikelet From spike + -let.

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