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AQUACULTURAL

AdjectiveAQUA-cul-tur-alaqua-cul-tur-al · 4 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019

Meaning

Of or pertaining to aquaculture.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English aquaculture 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 English -al English aquacultural From aquaculture + -al.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aquiculturalhydroponic

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019.

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