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leuco-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
leu-co-
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Latinized Alternative spelling of leuko- (“white; colourless; leucocyte”).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)der. English leuco- From Latinized form of Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: λευκός

Questions

What does leuco- mean?
Latinized Alternative spelling of leuko- (“white; colourless; leucocyte”).
Where does leuco- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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