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nicomachus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
nico-machus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

name

Nicomachus of Gerasa (c. 60–120 CE), a Neopythagorean philosopher.

name

The son of Aristotle (fl. c. 325 BCE).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nicomachus, from Ancient Greek Νικόμαχος (Nikómakhos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Νικόμαχος

Derived Forms

Nicomachean

Questions

What does nicomachus mean?
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does nicomachus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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