Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

esotericist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
es-o-teri-cist
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who appreciates, promotes or desires the esoteric.

Etymology

Etymology tree English esoteric 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 esotericist From esoteric + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does esotericist mean?
One who appreciates, promotes or desires the esoteric.
Where does esotericist come from?
Etymology tree English esoteric 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 esotericist From esoteric + -ist.

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