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eratosthenes

/ɛɹəˈtɒsθəniz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
er-atos-thenes
IPA
/ɛɹəˈtɒsθəniz/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Ancient Greek polymath at Alexandria, best known for his studies of geography.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔρᾰμαι (érămai) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek ἐρᾰτός (erătós) Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek Ἐρατοσθένης (Eratosthénēs)bor. Latin Eratosthenēsbor. English Eratosthenes Borrowed from Latin Eratosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Ἐρατοσθένης (Eratosthénēs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἐρατοσθένης

Derived Forms

Eratosthenian

Questions

How do you pronounce eratosthenes?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛɹəˈtɒsθəniz/.
What does eratosthenes mean?
An Ancient Greek polymath at Alexandria, best known for his studies of geography.
Where does eratosthenes come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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