numismatics
/ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmatɪks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "What! Mr. Joolby, the eminent authority on Greek numismatics? To be sure we've met."
Etymology
From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma, “current coin, custom”), from νομίζω (nomízō, “to hold or own as a custom, usage, to use customarily, practise, to be used to”), from νόμος (nómos, “usage, custom”), from νέμω (némō, “to keep, hold, watch”).
Origin
- Source language: French