Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voluntarist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
vol-un-tarist
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English voluntarie English voluntary 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 voluntarist From voluntary + -ist.

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Questions

What does voluntarist mean?
Someone who endorses voluntarism.
Where does voluntarist come from?
Etymology tree Middle English voluntarie English voluntary 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 voluntarist From voluntary + -ist.

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