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germlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
germlike
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the characteristics of a germ

Etymology

Etymology tree English germ Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English germlike From germ + -like.

Inflected Forms

more germlike (comparative) most germlike (superlative) germ-like (alternative)

Questions

What does germlike mean?
Having the characteristics of a germ
Where does germlike come from?
Etymology tree English germ Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English germlike From germ + -like.

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