Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insertional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: in-ser-tion-al
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That involves insertion.

Etymology

Etymology tree English insert 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 -ion English insertion English -al English insertional From insertion + -al.

Derived Forms

insertionally noninsertional

Phrases

insertional inactivation insertional mutagenesis

Questions

What does insertional mean?: That involves insertion.
Where does insertional come from?: Etymology tree English insert 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 -ion English insertion English -al English insertional From insertion + -al.

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