Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nearchus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
nearchus
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nearchus, from Ancient Greek Νέαρχος (Néarkhos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Nearchus, Νέαρχος

Questions

What does nearchus mean?
A certain officer of Alexander the Great.
Where does nearchus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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