Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archivolt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: archi-volt
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.

Etymology

From French archivolte, from Italian archivolto, from Latin arcus (“arch”), volta (“vault”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: archivolte, archivolto, arcus

Inflected Forms

archivolts (plural)

Derived Forms

archivolted

Questions

What does archivolt mean?: An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
Where does archivolt come from?: It is traced to French.

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