Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onesicritus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: onesi-cri-tus
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Greek historian who accompanied Alexander the Great in his campaigns in Asia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Onēsicritus, from Ancient Greek Ὀνησίκριτος (Onēsíkritos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ὀνησίκριτος

Questions

What does onesicritus mean?: A Greek historian who accompanied Alexander the Great in his campaigns in Asia
Where does onesicritus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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