Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

packmule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pack-mule
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mule used as a pack animal.

noun

A person who is tasked with carrying a large amount of items or luggage, especially those owned by other people and for long distances.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pakkô Proto-West Germanic *pakkō Old English *pæcca? ▲ Proto-West Germanic *pakkō Old Dutch *pakko Middle Dutch pakbor.? Middle English pak English pack substratebor.? Proto-Italic *musklos? Latin mūlus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin mūla Anglo-Norman mulebor. ▲ Latin mūlusbor. Proto-West Germanic *mūl Old English mūl Middle English mule English mule English packmule From pack + mule.

Inflected Forms

packmules (plural) pack-mule (alternative) pack mule (alternative)

Questions

What does packmule mean?: A mule used as a pack animal.
Where does packmule come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pakkô Proto-West Germanic *pakkō Old English *pæcca? ▲ Proto-West Germanic *pakkō Old Dutch *pakko Middle Dutch pakbor.? Middle English pak English pack substratebor.? Proto-Italic *musklos? Latin mūlus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin mūla Anglo-Norman mulebor. ▲ Latin mūlusbor. Proto-West Germanic *mūl Old English mūl Middle English mule English mule English packmule From pack + mule.

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