Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ex

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: -ex
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to construct company and product names that borrow meaning from the root word.

Etymology

Imitative of the ending of Latin-derived words such as index and codex

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Derived Forms

Celotex Centrex Durex Kardex Kleenex Memorex Perspex Piñatex Purex Rolex Romex Timex

Questions

What does -ex mean?: Used to construct company and product names that borrow meaning from the root word.
Where does -ex come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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