Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shellproof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shell-proof
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resistant to shelling.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *skol-yeh₂ Proto-Germanic *skaljō Proto-West Germanic *skallju Old English sċiell Middle English schelle English shell English -proof English shellproof From shell + -proof.

Inflected Forms

more shellproof (comparative) most shellproof (superlative)

Synonyms

bombproof

Questions

What does shellproof mean?: Resistant to shelling.
Where does shellproof come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *skol-yeh₂ Proto-Germanic *skaljō Proto-West Germanic *skallju Old English sċiell Middle English schelle English shell English -proof English shellproof From shell + -proof.

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