Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

histic

/ˈhɪs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: his-tic
IPA: /ˈhɪs.tɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the tissues of the body.

adj

Being or relating to a soil horizon consisting of saturated organic material.

Etymology

19th century. From French histique, from Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós, “web”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: histique, ἱστός

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic ballistic autistic futuristic holistic journalistic pessimistic

Questions

How do you pronounce histic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪs.tɪk/.
What does histic mean?: Relating to the tissues of the body.
Where does histic come from?: It is traced to French.

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