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archipterygium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
archiptery-gium
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.

Etymology

From New Latin archipterygium, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion). By surface analysis, archi- + pterygium

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₂ergʰ-, archipterygium, ἀρχι-

Inflected Forms

archipterygia (plural)

Questions

What does archipterygium mean?
A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
Where does archipterygium come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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