Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silico-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: sil-i-co-
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

silicon, silicone

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English silico- From silicon + -o-.

Derived Forms

silicobenzoic silicoborate silicocarnotite silicomacrophagocytic silicotitanate

Phrases

silico-alkaline silico-borate silico-borocalcite silico-ferruginous silico-fluate silico-magnesian silico-skeletal silico-talcose

Questions

What does silico- mean?: silicon, silicone
Where does silico- come from?: Etymology tree Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English silico- From silicon + -o-.

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