interconnected
/ˌɪntɚkənˈɛktɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Intertwined; connected at multiple points or levels.
verb
Example Sentences
- "Typically, osteoporosis causes the amount of trabecular bone to be reduced and the bone to become thinner, while the intertrabecular space enlarges and the interconnected structure of trabecular bone is disrupted."
- "So why is Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, seven years and eight months “behind” much of the rest of the world? And how does that work for Ethiopians living on an increasingly interconnected planet that mostly operates in an entirely different era?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English connected English interconnected From inter- + connected.
Inflected Forms
more interconnected (comparative)
most interconnected (superlative)