Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vivisectionist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
vivi-sec-tion-ist
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English vivisection 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 vivisectionist From vivisection + -ist.

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Questions

What does vivisectionist mean?
One who practices or advocates vivisection; a vivisector.
Where does vivisectionist come from?
Etymology tree English vivisection 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 vivisectionist From vivisection + -ist.

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