Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palatitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palati-tis
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the palate.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English palatitis From palate + -itis.

Usage

Questions

What does palatitis mean?
Inflammation of the palate.
Where does palatitis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English palatitis From palate + -itis.

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