Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethmopalatal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eth-mopalatal
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the ethmoid bone and the palate

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- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal English ethmopalatal From ethmo- + palatal.

Questions

What does ethmopalatal mean?
Relating to the ethmoid bone and the palate
Where does ethmopalatal come from?
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- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal English ethmopalatal From ethmo- + palatal.

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