Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parasegment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paraseg-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a series of compartments, in developing insects, that overlap the visible segments

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English segment English parasegment From para- + segment.

Inflected Forms

parasegments (plural)

Derived Forms

parasegmental

Questions

What does parasegment mean?: Any of a series of compartments, in developing insects, that overlap the visible segments
Where does parasegment come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English segment English parasegment From para- + segment.

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