Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrological

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
petro-log-i-cal
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

Etymology tree English petrology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English petrological From petrology + -ical.

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Questions

What does petrological mean?
Of or pertaining to petrology, the study of rock formation and composition
Where does petrological come from?
Etymology tree English petrology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English petrological From petrology + -ical.

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