Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antidromic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-tidromic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

flowing in the opposite direction from normal

Etymology

Etymology tree English anti- Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English antidromic From anti- + Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) + English -ic.

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Questions

What does antidromic mean?
flowing in the opposite direction from normal
Where does antidromic come from?
Etymology tree English anti- Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English antidromic From anti- + Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) + English -ic.

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