Where does “astronomist” come from?
astronomist (English) comes from English astronomy, from Middle English astronomie, from Old French astronomie, from Latin astronomia, from Ancient Greek ἀστρονομία, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
astronomist (English): Astronomer; specialist in astronomy
Definitions
- Astronomer; specialist in astronomy
Ancestry of “astronomist”, step by step
astronomist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English astronomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astronomy | The study of the physical universe beyond the... |
| 2 | Middle English | astronomie | — |
| 3 | Old French | astronomie | astronomy |
| 4 | Latin | astronomia | astronomy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀστρονομία | astronomy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄστρον | A celestial body |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
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 | — |