Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posteromedial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
pos-tero-me-di-al
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the back and near the midline

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *posteros Latin posterus Latin posterior Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English postero- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial English posteromedial From postero- + medial.

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Questions

What does posteromedial mean?
In the back and near the midline
Where does posteromedial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *posteros Latin posterus Latin posterior Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English postero- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial English posteromedial From postero- + medial.

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