Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caffeinism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
caf-fein-ism
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages

Uncountable

noun

addiction to such beverages

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English caffeine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English caffeinism From caffeine + -ism.

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Questions

What does caffeinism mean?
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
Where does caffeinism come from?
Etymology tree English caffeine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English caffeinism From caffeine + -ism.

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