Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterotaxis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-taxis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal structural arrangement.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English taxis English heterotaxis From hetero- + taxis.

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What does heterotaxis mean?
An abnormal structural arrangement.
Where does heterotaxis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English taxis English heterotaxis From hetero- + taxis.

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