polygynist

polygynist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English polygyny
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English polygynist

    From polygyny + -ist.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pəˈlɪd͡ʒɪnɪst/

    Noun

    polygynist (plural polygynists)

    1. One who practices or advocates polygyny

    Hypernyms

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