Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confederal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
con-fed-er-al
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.

Etymology

Etymology tree English con- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French fédéralbor. English federal English confederal From con- + federal.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does confederal mean?
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
Where does confederal come from?
Etymology tree English con- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French fédéralbor. English federal English confederal From con- + federal.

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