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tracheo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tra-cheo-
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Relating to the trachea.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English tracheo- From trachea + -o-.

Frequently Paired Words

alveolo- broncho-

Questions

What does tracheo- mean?
Relating to the trachea.
Where does tracheo- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English tracheo- From trachea + -o-.

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