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-spermous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-sper-mous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Having a specified number or type of seeds.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥ Proto-Hellenic *spérmə Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -σπερμος (-spermos) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -spermous From Ancient Greek -σπερμος (-spermos) [itself from σπέρμα (spérma) + -ος (-os)] (as used, for example, in ἄσπερμος (áspermos)) + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

-spermal -spermia -spermic -carpous

Frequently Paired Words

sperm -spermal spermatic -spermia -spermic spermic spermous -carpous

Synonyms

-spermal

Questions

What does -spermous mean?
Having a specified number or type of seeds.
Where does -spermous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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