Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arrowian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ar-rowian
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the economist Kenneth Arrow (1921–2017).

Example Sentences

"The merger’s effect on innovation decomposes into a Schumpeterian effect (larger profit base) and an Arrowian effect (lost rivalry)."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Arrow Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Arrowian From Arrow + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Arrowian (comparative) most Arrowian (superlative)

Questions

What does arrowian mean?: Of or pertaining to the economist Kenneth Arrow (1921–2017).
Where does arrowian come from?: Etymology tree English Arrow Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Arrowian From Arrow + -ian.

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