Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

histo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: his-to-
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós)bor. English histo- Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós, “web, tissue”). Unrelated to English history.

Inflected Forms

hist- (alternative) histio- (alternative)

Questions

What does histo- mean?: tissue
Where does histo- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós)bor. English histo- Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós, “web, tissue”). Unrelated to English history.

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