Where does “chronologist” come from?

chronologist (English) comes from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

chronologist (English): A person skilled in chronology

Definitions

  1. A person skilled in chronology

Ancestry of “chronologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
2Old French-iste—
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “chronologist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →
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