abiogenous
/æb.iˈɑd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis) English abiogenesis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English abiogenetic 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 abiogenous From abiogenetic + -ous.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æb.iˈɑd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/