Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigmentocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pig-men-toc-ra-cy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Government by or social hierarchy of those with a certain skin tone, regardless of race or socioeconomic status.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Black America used to be, and perhaps still is, a pigmentocracy, which means that the social hierarchy is based largely on colorism."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pigment Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy English pigmentocracy From pigment + -o- + -cracy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pigmentocracies (plural)

Questions

What does pigmentocracy mean?: Government by or social hierarchy of those with a certain skin tone, regardless of race or socioeconomic status.
Where does pigmentocracy come from?: Etymology tree English pigment Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy English pigmentocracy From pigment + -o- + -cracy.

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