Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lepto-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: lep-to-
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

thin, fine, narrow, slender

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek λέπω (lépō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós)bor. English lepto- Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”).

Inflected Forms

lept- (alternative)

Derived Forms

lepta leptin leptocephalus leptokurtotic lepton leptoprosopic leptosome leptotene leptonema leptoxylem Leptospira leptospirosis

Phrases

meso- steno-

Frequently Paired Words

meso- steno-

Antonyms

eury- platy-

Questions

What does lepto- mean?: thin, fine, narrow, slender
Where does lepto- come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek λέπω (lépō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós)bor. English lepto- Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”).

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