Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duettist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: duet-tist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who performs in a duet.

Etymology

Etymology tree English duet 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 duettist From duet + -ist.

Inflected Forms

duettists (plural)

Questions

What does duettist mean?: Someone who performs in a duet.
Where does duettist come from?: Etymology tree English duet 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 duettist From duet + -ist.

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