Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proxenetism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prox-enetism
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The negotiation or facilitation of a transaction between a sex worker and a customer.

Formal; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English proxenet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English proxenetism From proxenet + -ism.

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Questions

What does proxenetism mean?
The negotiation or facilitation of a transaction between a sex worker and a customer.
Where does proxenetism come from?
Etymology tree English proxenet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English proxenetism From proxenet + -ism.

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