Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vice-chairperson

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
vice-chair-per-son
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der. Latin viceder. English vice- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English -person English chairperson English vice-chairperson From vice- + chairperson.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does vice-chairperson mean?
Alternative spelling of vice chairperson.
Where does vice-chairperson come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der. Latin viceder. English vice- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English -person English chairperson English vice-chairperson From vice- + chairperson.

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