Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

equestrianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
eques-tri-an-ism
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art or sport of horseriding; the skill required for it.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English equestrian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English equestrianism From equestrian + -ism.

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What does equestrianism mean?
The art or sport of horseriding; the skill required for it.
Where does equestrianism come from?
Etymology tree English equestrian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English equestrianism From equestrian + -ism.

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