Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

millipedal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mil-lipedal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a millipede or millipedes; many-legged.

Etymology

Etymology tree English millipede Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English millipedal From millipede + -al. By surface analysis, milli- + -pedal.

Inflected Forms

more millipedal (comparative) most millipedal (superlative)

Questions

What does millipedal mean?
Like a millipede or millipedes; many-legged.
Where does millipedal come from?
Etymology tree English millipede Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English millipedal From millipede + -al. By surface analysis, milli- + -pedal.

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