Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iridologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
iri-dol-o-gist
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English iridology 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 iridologist From iridology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does iridologist mean?
A practitioner of iridology; the practice of inspecting the iris in order to ascertain a persons health or to diagnose a health condition.
Where does iridologist come from?
Etymology tree English iridology 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 iridologist From iridology + -ist.

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