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Where does “aesthetician” come from?

aesthetician (English) comes from English æsthetic, from German Ästhetik, from French esthétique, from New Latin aesthēticus, from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

aesthetician (English): One who studies aesthetics; a student of art or...

Definitions

  1. One who studies aesthetics; a student of art or...

Ancestry of “aesthetician”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishæstheticDated spelling of aesthetic
2GermanÄsthetikaesthetics; aesthetic; sense of beauty
3Frenchesthétiqueaesthetic; aesthetics
4New Latinaesthēticus—
5Ancient Greekαἰσθητικόςof or for perception of the senses; sensitive,...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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