Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agapetus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
agape-tus
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (Ăgăpētós)

Etymology

From Latin Agapētus, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (Ăgăpētós), from ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (ăgăpētós, “beloved”), from ᾰ̓γᾰπᾰ́ω (ăgăpắō, “to love”) + -τός (-tós, “masculine suffix”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Agapētus, Ᾰ̓γᾰπητός

Questions

What does agapetus mean?
A male given name from Ancient Greek
Where does agapetus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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