Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnolinguistics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eth-no-lin-guis-tics
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔθω (éthō) Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) ? Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- Latin dingua Latin lingua 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 linguist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English linguistics English ethnolinguistics From ethno- + linguistics.

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Questions

What does ethnolinguistics mean?
The field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
Where does ethnolinguistics come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔθω (éthō) Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) ? Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- Latin dingua Latin lingua 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 linguist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English linguistics English ethnolinguistics From ethno- + linguistics.

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