Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midgetism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
midgetism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a midget.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English midget Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English midgetism From midget + -ism.

Usage

Questions

What does midgetism mean?
The state of being a midget.
Where does midgetism come from?
Etymology tree English midget Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English midgetism From midget + -ism.

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