Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesoarchean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mesoarchean
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 3200 to 2800 million years ago; stromatolites have existed from this time.

name

The era from 3,200 Ma to 2,800 Ma.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English Archean English Mesoarchean From meso- + Archean.

Frequently Paired Words

Eoarchean Paleoarchean Neoarchean

Questions

What does mesoarchean mean?: Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 3200 to 2800 million years ago; stromatolites have existed from this time.
Where does mesoarchean come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English Archean English Mesoarchean From meso- + Archean.

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