Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protagoras

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tago-ras
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, who famously said "man is the measure of all things".

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρωταγόρας (Prōtagóras).

Questions

What does protagoras mean?
A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, who famously said "man is the measure of all things".
Where does protagoras come from?
From Ancient Greek Πρωταγόρας (Prōtagóras).

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