Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patellate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: patel-late
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a patella.

adj

Having the shape of a patella, patelliform.

Etymology

Etymology tree English patella Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English patellate From patella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Rhymes With

stellate fellate gelate appellate prelate zealot flagellate dinoflagellate helot lamellate flabellate biflagellate

Questions

What does patellate mean?: Having a patella.
Where does patellate come from?: Etymology tree English patella Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English patellate From patella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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