Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

famulus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: fa-mu-lus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A close attendant or assistant, especially of a magician or occult scholar.

Etymology

From Latin famulus (“servant”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: famulus

Inflected Forms

famuli (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

familiar

Questions

What does famulus mean?: A close attendant or assistant, especially of a magician or occult scholar.
Where does famulus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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