Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
philol-o-gist
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

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Etymology

Etymology tree English philology 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 philologist From philology + -ist.

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What does philologist mean?
A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.
Where does philologist come from?
Etymology tree English philology 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 philologist From philology + -ist.

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