Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subglossal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-glos-sal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of sublingual.

Example Sentences

"subglossal glands"
"subglossal region of the mouth"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English subglossal From sub- + glossal.

Frequently Paired Words

paraglossa paraglossal

Synonyms

sublingual

Questions

What does subglossal mean?: Synonym of sublingual.
Where does subglossal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English subglossal From sub- + glossal.

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