Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

etymonic

/ɛ.təˈmɑ.nɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: et-y-mon-ic
IPA: /ɛ.təˈmɑ.nɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or pertaining to an etymon or etymons.

adj

Being or pertaining to an etymon or etymons.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *set-? Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós)der.? Ancient Greek ἔτῠμος (étŭmos) Ancient Greek ἔτῠμον (étŭmon)bor. English etymon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English etymonic From etymon + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛ.təˈmɑ.nɪk/

Derived Forms

etymonically

Frequently Paired Words

etymological overliteral hyperliteral literal idiomatic

Questions

How do you pronounce etymonic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛ.təˈmɑ.nɪk/.
What does etymonic mean?: Being or pertaining to an etymon or etymons.
Where does etymonic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *set-? Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós)der.? Ancient Greek ἔτῠμος (étŭmos) Ancient Greek ἔτῠμον (étŭmon)bor. English etymon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English etymonic From etymon + -ic.

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