Where does “adeptist” come from?
adeptist (English) comes from English adept, from French adepte, from Latin adeptus, from Latin adipiscor, from Latin apiscor, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis — the god Apis.
adeptist (English): A skilled alchemist
Definitions
- A skilled alchemist
Ancestry of “adeptist”, step by step
adeptist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adept
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adept | Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly... |
| 2 | French | adepte | adept, capable, adroit; expert, person who is... |
| 3 | Latin | adeptus | overtaken; obtained |
| 4 | Latin | adipiscor | I arrive at, reach; overtake, catch up with; I... |
| 5 | Latin | apiscor | I reach after, try to seize; I pursue; I attain... |
| 6 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 7 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 8 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 10 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 11 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |
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 | — |