Where does “Tibeto-Burmanist” come from?

Tibeto-Burmanist (English) comes from English Tibeto-Burman, from English Tibeto-, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Tibeto-Burmanist (English): A linguist who specialises in studying...

Definitions

  1. A linguist who specialises in studying...

Ancestry of “Tibeto-Burmanist”, step by step

Tibeto-Burmanist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Tibeto-Burman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTibeto-BurmanOf or relating to both Tibet and Burma; Of the...
2EnglishTibeto-Of or pertaining to Tibet
3English‐o‐
4English-primUsed to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as
5EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
6EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
7EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
8Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
9EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
10Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
11Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
12Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁osEvery word from English -prim