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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malac-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
malac-
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Alternative form of malaco- (“mollusc”).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”), the word that French mollusque (“mollusk”), originally from Latin mollis (“soft”) was meant to be a calque of.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *melh₂-, μαλακός

Inflected Forms

malaco- (alternative) malako- (alternative)

Questions

What does malac- mean?
Alternative form of malaco- (“mollusc”).
Where does malac- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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