Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periodo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ri-o-do
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by iodine

Etymology

Etymology tree English per- Pre-Greekbor. Proto-Hellenic *wion Ancient Greek ἴον (íon) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)der. English iodo- English periodo From per- + iodo-.

Questions

What does periodo mean?
Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by iodine
Where does periodo come from?
Etymology tree English per- Pre-Greekbor. Proto-Hellenic *wion Ancient Greek ἴον (íon) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)der. English iodo- English periodo From per- + iodo-.

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