tessellate
/ˈtɛsəleɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
verb
to cover a two-dimensional shape, such that multiple copies of itself placed edge to edge cover an area leaving no space between the shapes.
Intransitive verb
verb
To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares)bor. Latin tessera Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin tessella Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin tessellātuslbor. English tessellate Learned borrowing from Latin tessellātus, from tessella, diminutive of tessera; from Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: τέσσαρες, *kʷetwóres