Where does “choliambist” come from?
choliambist (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.
choliambist (English): One who writes in choliambic meter
Definitions
- One who writes in choliambic meter
Ancestry of “choliambist”, step by step
choliambist 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 choliamb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choliamb | A limping iamb |
| 2 | Latin | choliambus | limping iamb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χωλίαμβος | choliamb, limping iamb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἴαμβος | iamb, a metrical foot; iambic verse or poem;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἰάπτω | to send forth, drive on, shoot; to rush, hurry |