Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-rol-o-gist
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English pyrology 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 pyrologist From pyrology + -ist.

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What does pyrologist mean?
someone who studies the effects of heat or flame, often in regards to explosives or chemical compounds.
Where does pyrologist come from?
Etymology tree English pyrology 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 pyrologist From pyrology + -ist.

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