Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palatiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palat-i-form
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Palate-shaped; resembling the palate.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Latin -i-bor. English -i- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English palatiform From palate + -iform.

Inflected Forms

more palatiform (comparative) most palatiform (superlative)

Questions

What does palatiform mean?
Palate-shaped; resembling the palate.
Where does palatiform come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Latin -i-bor. English -i- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English palatiform From palate + -iform.

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