m 3 e 1 t 1 e 1 o 1 r 1 o 1 i 1 d 2
9 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
originEtymology tree English meteor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English meteoroid From meteor + -oid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- odometer 11
- demerit 10
- dimeter 10
- doomier 10
- emeroid 10
- merited 10
- mitered 10
- moidore 10
- moodier 10
- motored 10
- retimed 10
- demote 9