Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suppedaneous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: suppeda-neous
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Beneath the feet, or supporting the feet.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"pendulosity , they having no support or suppedaneous stability"

Etymology

From sub- + Latin pes, pedis (“a foot”). Compare Latin suppedaneum (“a footstool”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pes, suppedaneum

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does suppedaneous mean?: Beneath the feet, or supporting the feet.
Where does suppedaneous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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