Where does “Niloticist” come from?
Niloticist (English) comes from English Nilotic, from Latin nīlōticus, from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 — to lead.
Niloticist (English): A linguist who specialises in studying Nilotic...
Definitions
- A linguist who specialises in studying Nilotic...
Ancestry of “Niloticist”, step by step
Niloticist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nilotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nilotic | Of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who... |
| 2 | Latin | nīlōticus | Nilotic; belonging to the Nile |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Νειλώτης | in or on the Nile |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νεῖλος | river valley |
| 5 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 6 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 7 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 9 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |