Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: velite
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of Roman infantryman who worked as a skirmisher.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēlitēs, plural of vēles.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vēlitēs

Inflected Forms

velites (plural)

Questions

What does velite mean?: A type of Roman infantryman who worked as a skirmisher.
Where does velite come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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