Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sorbic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: sor-bic
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to the rowan tree (the sorb).

adj

Of, or derived from sorbic acid.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sorb Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sorbic From sorb + -ic.

Questions

What does sorbic mean?: Of, or relating to the rowan tree (the sorb).
Where does sorbic come from?: Etymology tree English sorb Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sorbic From sorb + -ic.

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