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ethmo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eth-mo-
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

ethmoid

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤθω (ḗthō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek ἠθμός (ēthmós)der. English ethmo- Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἠθμός (ēthmós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ethmo- mean?
ethmoid
Where does ethmo- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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