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nemat-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
ne-mat-
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure.

prefix

nematode

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-der. Ancient Greek νέω (néō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă)der. English nemat- Representing νημᾰτ- (nēmăt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă, “thread”). Compare -nema.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

nematoblast nematocalycine nematocalyx nematoceratous nematocyst nematocyte nematode nematofauna nematogen nematogenic nematogenous nematognath

Questions

What does nemat- mean?
Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure.
Where does nemat- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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