Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chrysippus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: chrysip-pus
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Chrysippus, an Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher of the Hellenistic period.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Chrysippus, from Ancient Greek Χρῡ́σιππος (Khrū́sippos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Χρῡ́σιππος

Derived Forms

Chrysippan

Questions

What does chrysippus mean?: A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Chrysippus, an Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher of the Hellenistic period.
Where does chrysippus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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