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-cosa-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
-cosa-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

infix

Combines with the prefixes for 1–9 to form complex prefixes referring to 21–29.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wídḱm̥ti Proto-Hellenic *ewī́kəti Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi)bor. English icosa- English -cosa- From icosa-, itself from words like icosagon and icosahedron, which ultimately derive from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: εἴκοσι

Inflected Forms

-cos- (alternative)

Phrases

docosa- tricosa- tetracosa-

Frequently Paired Words

-conta-

Questions

What does -cosa- mean?
Combines with the prefixes for 1–9 to form complex prefixes referring to 21–29.
Where does -cosa- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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