Where does “aestheticist” come from?
aestheticist (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-Hellenic *-kos.
aestheticist (English): A proponent of aestheticism
Definitions
- A proponent of aestheticism
Ancestry of “aestheticist”, step by step
aestheticist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English æsthetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | æsthetic | Dated spelling of aesthetic |
| 2 | German | Ästhetik | aesthetics; aesthetic; sense of beauty |
| 3 | French | esthétique | aesthetic; aesthetics |
| 4 | New Latin | aesthēticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἰσθητικός | of or for perception of the senses; sensitive,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *-kos | — |
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 | — |