Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-pexy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -pexy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Fixing (in place), fastening.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Ancient Greek πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek πῆξις (pêxis)der. English -pexy Derived from Ancient Greek πῆξις (pêxis).

Phrases

an aspect of many surgical operations named with this suffix

Frequently Paired Words

plication an aspect of many surgical operations named with this suffix

Questions

What does -pexy mean?: Fixing (in place), fastening.
Where does -pexy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Ancient Greek πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek πῆξις (pêxis)der. English -pexy Derived from Ancient Greek πῆξις (pêxis).

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