Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midgestation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
midges-ta-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle period of gestation

Uncountable

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-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English gestation English midgestation From mid- + gestation.

Usage

Questions

What does midgestation mean?
The middle period of gestation
Where does midgestation 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-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English gestation English midgestation From mid- + gestation.

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