acalculia
/ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.li.ə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe.
Uncountable
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin calculus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin calculare Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English acalculia From a- (negative prefix) + Latin calculare (“to calculate”) + English -ia (“pathological condition”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.li.ə/
- British English: /ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.lɪ.ə/