Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pteridologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pteri-dol-o-gist
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pteridology 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 pteridologist From pteridology + -ist.

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What does pteridologist mean?
A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes.
Where does pteridologist come from?
Etymology tree English pteridology 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 pteridologist From pteridology + -ist.

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