Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protogalaxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-galaxy
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English galaxy English protogalaxy From proto- + galaxy.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does protogalaxy mean?
A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy.
Where does protogalaxy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English galaxy English protogalaxy From proto- + galaxy.

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