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cordiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cordi-form
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Heart-shaped.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés Proto-Italic *kord Latin cor Latin -i-bor. English -i- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English cordiform From Latin cor (“heart”) + English -iform.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cordiform (comparative) most cordiform (superlative)

Derived Forms

obcordiform semicordiform subcordiform

Phrases

cordiform projection cordiform uterus

Synonyms

cordate heart-shaped

Questions

What does cordiform mean?
Heart-shaped.
Where does cordiform come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés Proto-Italic *kord Latin cor Latin -i-bor. English -i- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English cordiform From Latin cor (“heart”) + English -iform.

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