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euhemerus

/juːˈhiːməɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eu-he-merus
IPA
/juːˈhiːməɹəs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic philosopher, famed for a lost work proposing most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which became supernatural only through retelling.

name

A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros).

Etymology

From Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Euhemerus, Εὐήμερος

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Euhemeros (alternative) Evemerus (alternative) Euemerus (alternative)

Derived Forms

euhemerism euhemerist euhemeristic euhemerization euhemerize

Questions

How do you pronounce euhemerus?
The recorded pronunciation is /juːˈhiːməɹəs/.
What does euhemerus mean?
An ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic philosopher, famed for a lost work proposing most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which became supernatural only through retelling.
Where does euhemerus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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