Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleoanthropologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
pa-le-oan-thro-pol-o-gist
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English anthropology 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 paleoanthropologist From paleo- + anthropology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does paleoanthropologist mean?
A scientist who specializes in paleoanthropology.
Where does paleoanthropologist come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English anthropology 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 paleoanthropologist From paleo- + anthropology + -ist.

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