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osmo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
os-mo-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

osmosis

prefix

smell

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)der. English osmo- From Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὠσμός, ὀσμή

Questions

What does osmo- mean?
osmosis
Where does osmo- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce osmo-

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