latinist

Lat·in·ist

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lat-n-ist]
- /ˈlæt n ɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lat-n-ist]
- /ˈlæt n ɪst/

Definitions of latinist word

noun latinist a specialist in Latin. 1
noun latinist a person who studies or is proficient in Latin 0
noun latinist a specialist in the study of the Latin language or of Roman culture 0
noun latinist A scholar who studies the Latin language. 0

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Origin of latinist

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

From the Medieval Latin word latīnista, dating back to 1530-40. See Latin, -ist

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Parts of speech for Latinist

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Latinist

latinist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

latinist usage trend in Literature

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