algic
/ˈæl.ɡɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.02 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages.
Etymology
Etymology tree Unami Alikehanebor. English Allegheny Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic blend English Algic Blend of Allegheny + Atlantic. Coined by Henry Schoolcraft in his Algic Researches (1839) from the names of the Allegheny River and the Atlantic Ocean.