Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

essayistic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
es-say-is-tic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of, or pertaining to, an essayist.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English essay 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 essayist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English essayistic From essayist + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more essayistic (comparative) most essayistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does essayistic mean?
Characteristic of, or pertaining to, an essayist.
Where does essayistic come from?
Etymology tree English essay 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 essayist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English essayistic From essayist + -ic.

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