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genioglossal

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Etymology tree Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion)der. English genio- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English genioglossal From genio- + glossal.

fossil apostle colossal jostle wassail hypoglossal throstle microfossil thyroglossal subfossil glossal macrofossil

What does genioglossal mean?: Relating to the chin and tongue.
Where does genioglossal come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion)der. English genio- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English genioglossal From genio- + glossal.

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