Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great-great-grandson

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
great--great--grand-son
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The son of one's great-grandchild.

Etymology

Etymology tree English great- English great- English grand- Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone English son English grandson English great-great-grandson From great- + great- + grandson.

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Questions

What does great-great-grandson mean?
The son of one's great-grandchild.
Where does great-great-grandson come from?
Etymology tree English great- English great- English grand- Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone English son English grandson English great-great-grandson From great- + great- + grandson.

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