Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calci-

/kæl.sɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: cal-ci-
IPA: /kæl.sɪ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Related to calcium or its compounds.

prefix

Used to form names of vitamin D analogs/derivatives.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- From calcium.

Inflected Forms

calc- (alternative) calcio- (alternative) -calci- (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce calci-?: The recorded pronunciation is /kæl.sɪ/.
What does calci- mean?: Related to calcium or its compounds.
Where does calci- come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- From calcium.

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