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showerhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

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"The steam then carries the water to the top of the machine where it escapes through the showerhead."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *skawwōną Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *skauwārī Old English sċēawere Middle English schewere English shower substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English showerhead From shower + head.

showerheads (plural) shower head (alternative)

What does showerhead mean?: A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in adjustable patterns.
Where does showerhead come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *skawwōną Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *skauwārī Old English sċēawere Middle English schewere English shower substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English showerhead From shower + head.

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