Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

satem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
satem
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced sibilants from a series of palatovelar stops.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of satem.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬆𐬨 (satəm, “hundred”). The canonical example of a word that changed Proto-Indo-European palatovelar */ḱ/ into sibilant /s/ by the 3rd millennium BCE, as opposed to Latin centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hundred and centum.

Derived Forms

satemisation satemization

Antonyms

centum

Questions

What does satem mean?
Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced sibilants from a series of palatovelar stops.
Where does satem come from?
Learned borrowing from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬆𐬨 (satəm, “hundred”). The canonical example of a word that changed Proto-Indo-European palatovelar */ḱ/ into sibilant /s/ by the 3rd millennium BCE, as opposed to Latin centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hundred and centum.

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