Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avi-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: avi-
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avisbor. English avi- Borrowed from Latin avis (“bird”).

Synonyms

ornitho-

Questions

What does avi- mean?: bird
Where does avi- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avisbor. English avi- Borrowed from Latin avis (“bird”).

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