Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underclassman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-class-man
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A freshman or sophomore in a high school or college or equivalent.

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English classman English underclassman From under- + classman.

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Questions

What does underclassman mean?
A freshman or sophomore in a high school or college or equivalent.
Where does underclassman come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English classman English underclassman From under- + classman.

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