Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folkloric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
folk-loric
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fulkazder. Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old English folc Middle English folk English folk Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laizijaną Proto-Germanic *laizō Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu Old English lār Middle English lore English lore English folklore Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English folkloric From folklore + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more folkloric (comparative) most folkloric (superlative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

What does folkloric mean?
Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.
Where does folkloric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fulkazder. Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old English folc Middle English folk English folk Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laizijaną Proto-Germanic *laizō Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu Old English lār Middle English lore English lore English folklore Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English folkloric From folklore + -ic.

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