English Explanatory Dictionary

rhoticism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of rhotacism.

Word forms

rhoticism rhoticisms

Etymology

Etymology tree English rhotacismbf. English rhotic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English rhoticism From rhotic + -ism.

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