Where does “agrostologist” come from?
agrostologist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
agrostologist (English): One who studies agrostology
Definitions
- One who studies agrostology
Ancestry of “agrostologist”, step by step
agrostologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English agrostology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agrostology | The scientific study of grasses |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρωστις | a grass that mules fed on, perhaps "Elymus... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρωστης | farmer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀγρός | field, land, countryside |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | agrós | field; arable land; countryside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |