Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

larcenist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lar-ce-n-ist
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who commits larceny, a thief.

Etymology

Etymology tree English larceny 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 larcenist From larceny + -ist.

Inflected Forms

larcenists (plural)

Synonyms

larcener

Questions

What does larcenist mean?: One who commits larceny, a thief.
Where does larcenist come from?: Etymology tree English larceny 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 larcenist From larceny + -ist.

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