Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egesta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eges-ta
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The waste which is carried out from a cell or an organism; the result of egestion; excrement

Etymology

From Latin ēgesta (“discharged [matter etc.]”), plural of Latin ēgestum (“[that which is] discharged”), an adjectivization of the perfect passive participle of Latin to discharge; to carry out.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂eǵ-, ēgesta, egestus, ēgerō

Frequently Paired Words

egest

Questions

What does egesta mean?: The waste which is carried out from a cell or an organism; the result of egestion; excrement
Where does egesta come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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