Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preglacial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
preglacial
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before an ice age (usually referring to the Pliocene)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English glacial English preglacial From pre- + glacial.

Questions

What does preglacial mean?
Before an ice age (usually referring to the Pliocene)
Where does preglacial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English glacial English preglacial From pre- + glacial.

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