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saphena

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
saphena
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein

Etymology

From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: saphena, صَافِن, צֹפֵן

Inflected Forms

saphenas (plural) saphenae (plural)

Derived Forms

saphenous

Questions

What does saphena mean?
A prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein
Where does saphena come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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