Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entoglossal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-toglos-sal
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Within the tongue.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós)der. English ento- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English entoglossal From ento- + glossal.

Questions

What does entoglossal mean?
Within the tongue.
Where does entoglossal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós)der. English ento- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English entoglossal From ento- + glossal.

How to pronounce entoglossal

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