Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phossy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phossy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Affected or caused by the presence of phosphorus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phos(phorous) English -y English phossy From phos(phorous) + -y.

Phrases

phossy jaw bis-phossy jaw phossy water

Questions

What does phossy mean?: Affected or caused by the presence of phosphorus.
Where does phossy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phos(phorous) English -y English phossy From phos(phorous) + -y.

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