proto-canaanite
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Proto-Sinaitic script, when found in Canaan.
Example Sentences
- "Although the Proto-Canaanite script was eventually to dominate in Syria-Palestine, there was a local rival that flourished for several centuries and this has come to be known as Ugaritic."
- "The Ugaritic alphabet signs also follow the same order as those letters it shares with the Proto-Canaanite alphabet."
Etymology
From proto- + Canaanite.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: proto