Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gonio-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: go-nio-
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Example Sentences

"He had turn’d the same covetous Angles as the Welshman,– tho’ perhaps never as many, for Shelby seem’d seiz’d with Goniolatry, or the Worship of Angles, defining tracts of virgin Land by as many of these exhilarating Instrumental Sweeps, as possible."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Proto-Hellenic *-ía Proto-Hellenic *gonwía Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā)der. English gonio- From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: γωνία

Frequently Paired Words

gon

Questions

What does gonio- mean?: angle.
Where does gonio- come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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