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semitist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semi-tist
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

someone who studies the history, languages and cultures of the Semitic peoples

Etymology

Etymology tree English Semite 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 Semitist From Semite + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Semitists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Semitics

Synonyms

Semiticist

Questions

What does semitist mean?
someone who studies the history, languages and cultures of the Semitic peoples
Where does semitist come from?
Etymology tree English Semite 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 Semitist From Semite + -ist.

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