Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypopigmentation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
hy-popig-men-ta-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abnormally reduced pigmentation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English pigment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pigmentation English hypopigmentation From hypo- + pigmentation.

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What does hypopigmentation mean?
Abnormally reduced pigmentation.
Where does hypopigmentation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English pigment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pigmentation English hypopigmentation From hypo- + pigmentation.

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