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-dromous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-dro-mous
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

running or moving in a specified manner

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos)bor. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -dromous From Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “race, running”) + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does -dromous mean?
running or moving in a specified manner
Where does -dromous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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