Where does “ascensionist” come from?
ascensionist (English) comes from English ascension, from Middle English ascencioun, from Old French ascension, from Latin ascēnsiō, from Latin ascensus, from Latin ascendo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
ascensionist (English): One who carries out ascents, such as a balloonist...
Definitions
- One who carries out ascents, such as a balloonist...
Ancestry of “ascensionist”, step by step
ascensionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ascension
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ascension | The act of ascending; an ascent; That which... |
| 2 | Middle English | ascencioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | ascension | ascent |
| 4 | Latin | ascēnsiō | ascent, ascension |
| 5 | Latin | ascensus | ascended; risen; ascent |
| 6 | Latin | ascendo | I climb up, I go up, I move upwards; I rise,... |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 | — |