artistamp
/ˈɑɹ.tɪsˌtæmp/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small piece of art resembling a postage stamp, usually affixed to mail along with the legitimate stamps.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars 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 -ista Late Latin artistader. French artisteder. English artist Proto-Germanic *stampōną Proto-Germanic *stampijaną? Proto-West Germanic *stampijander. Old English stempan Old English *stampian Middle English stampen English stamp blend English artistamp Blend of artist + stamp.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹ.tɪsˌtæmp/
- British English: /ˈɑːtɪsˌtæmp/