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Where does “clavierist” come from?

clavierist (English) comes from English clavier, from French clavier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

clavierist (English): A musician who plays the clavier

Definitions

  1. A musician who plays the clavier

Ancestry of “clavierist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclavierThe keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or...
2Frenchclavierkeyboard; keyring; mouth, teeth
3French-ierused to form the names of trees bearing a...
4Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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