Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhizotomist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rhi-zo-tomist
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who collects roots and herbs to make medicine

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree English rhizotomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English rhizotomist From rhizotomy + -ist.

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Questions

What does rhizotomist mean?
A person who collects roots and herbs to make medicine
Where does rhizotomist come from?
Etymology tree English rhizotomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English rhizotomist From rhizotomy + -ist.

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