Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

progeroid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: progeroid
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling old age.

Etymology

Etymology tree English progeria Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English progeroid From progeria + -oid.

Inflected Forms

more progeroid (comparative) most progeroid (superlative)

Phrases

progeroid syndrome of De Barsy

Questions

What does progeroid mean?: Resembling old age.
Where does progeroid come from?: Etymology tree English progeria Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English progeroid From progeria + -oid.

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