Where does “autopsist” come from?
autopsist (English) comes from English autopsy, from New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψία, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autopsist (English): One who performs an autopsy
Definitions
- One who performs an autopsy
Ancestry of “autopsist”, step by step
autopsist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autopsy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autopsy | A dissection performed on a cadaver to find... |
| 2 | New Latin | autopsia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτοψία | visual exam; seeing with one's own eyes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
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 | — |