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protomartyr

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tomar-tyr
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the first Christian martyrs.

Etymology

From Middle English prothomartir, prothomartyr, from Middle French prothomartir and Medieval Latin prōtomartyr, from Koine Greek πρωτομάρτυς (prōtomártus). By surface analysis, proto- + martyr.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: prothomartir, prōtomartyr, πρωτομάρτυς

Inflected Forms

protomartyrs (plural)

Derived Forms

protomartyrdom protomartyress

Questions

What does protomartyr mean?
Any of the first Christian martyrs.
Where does protomartyr come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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