Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onychopathology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ony-chopathol-o-gy
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of diseases of the nails.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ (ónŭx)der. New Latinder. English onycho- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English onychopathology From onycho- + pathology.

Usage

Questions

What does onychopathology mean?
The study of diseases of the nails.
Where does onychopathology come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ (ónŭx)der. New Latinder. English onycho- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English onychopathology From onycho- + pathology.

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