Where does “banjolinist” come from?
banjolinist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
banjolinist (English): One who plays the banjolin
Definitions
- One who plays the banjolin
Ancestry of “banjolinist”, step by step
banjolinist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English banjolin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | banjolin | A musical instrument, most often with four... |
| 2 | English | mandolin | a stringed instrument and a member of the lute... |
| 3 | French | mandoline | mandolin; vegetable slicer, mandoline |
| 4 | Italian | mandolino | mandolin |
| 5 | Italian | mandola | mandola |
| 6 | Latin | pandura | a pandore |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πανδοῦρα | pandura, a three-stringed lute |