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phylo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phy-lo-
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

tribes, races or phyla

prefix

genus, species, when referring to living organisms

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon)der. English phylo- From Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, genus, species”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does phylo- mean?
tribes, races or phyla
Where does phylo- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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