Where does “artillerist” come from?
artillerist (English) comes from English artillery, from Middle English artillerie, from Old French artillerie, from Old French artillier, from Old French atiller, from Latin aptāre, from Latin aptus, from Proto-Italic aptos.
artillerist (English): A person who operates artillery
Definitions
- A person who operates artillery
Ancestry of “artillerist”, step by step
artillerist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English artillery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | artillery | Large cannon-like weapons, transportable and... |
| 2 | Middle English | artillerie | — |
| 3 | Old French | artillerie | collection of military engins, crossbows, lances... |
| 4 | Old French | artillier | to equip, provide with contraptions |
| 5 | Old French | atiller | to arrange, adjust, put on clothes or,... |
| 6 | Latin | aptāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | aptus | suitable, adapted; ready; apt, proper |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aptos | — |
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 | — |