Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phaco-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pha-co-
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

lens

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil, lenticular body”). For the sense change, compare Medieval Latin lēns (“lens”), from Latin lēns (“lentil”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

phako- (alternative)

Questions

What does phaco- mean?
lens
Where does phaco- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce phaco-

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