Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hittitologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hit-ti-tol-o-gist
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An archaeologist, historian, linguist, or art historian who specializes in the study of the Ancient Hittites and their Near Eastern Empire which was based in Hattusa in modern day Anatolia.

Etymology

From Hittitolog(y) + -ist. By surface analysis, Hittit(e) + -ologist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hittitology

Inflected Forms

Hittitologists (plural)

Questions

What does hittitologist mean?: An archaeologist, historian, linguist, or art historian who specializes in the study of the Ancient Hittites and their Near Eastern Empire which was based in Hattusa in modern day Anatolia.
Where does hittitologist come from?: From Hittitolog(y) + -ist. By surface analysis, Hittit(e) + -ologist.

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