Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

volcanically

/vɑlkˈænɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
vol-cani-cal-ly
IPA
/vɑlkˈænɪkli/
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

By means of a volcano.

adv

In a volcanic (explosive) manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English volcanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English volcanically From volcanic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more volcanically (comparative) most volcanically (superlative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce volcanically?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɑlkˈænɪkli/.
What does volcanically mean?
By means of a volcano.
Where does volcanically come from?
Etymology tree English volcanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English volcanically From volcanic + -ally.

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