Where does “anecdotalist” come from?
anecdotalist (English) comes from English anecdotal, from English anecdote, from French anecdote, from Latin anecdota, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
anecdotalist (English): One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead...
Definitions
- One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead...
Ancestry of “anecdotalist”, step by step
anecdotalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anecdotal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anecdotal | Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote;... |
| 2 | English | anecdote | A short account of a real incident or person,... |
| 3 | French | anecdote | anecdote |
| 4 | Latin | anecdota | nominative plural of anecdotum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνέκδοτος | accounts unpublished |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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 | — |