powerbank
/ˈpaʊ.əɹˌbæŋk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A portable and chargeable battery device used to charge mobile phones and tablet computers.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bankiz Proto-West Germanic *banki Lombardic bankbor. Italian bancabor. Middle French banqueder. English bank English powerbank From power + bank. First attested in the 1910s. Genericized trademark in the United Kingdom as PowerBank.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpaʊ.əɹˌbæŋk/
- British English: /ˈpaʊ.əˌbæŋk/