Where does “comparatist” come from?
comparatist (English) comes from English comparative, from Middle English comparatif, from Old French comparatif, from Latin comparativus, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comparatist (English): a person who carries out a comparative study,...
Definitions
- a person who carries out a comparative study,...
Ancestry of “comparatist”, step by step
comparatist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English comparative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comparative | Of or relating to comparison; Using comparison as... |
| 2 | Middle English | comparatif | Of the comparative degree |
| 3 | Old French | comparatif | comparative |
| 4 | Latin | comparativus | comparative |
| 5 | Latin | comparō | to prepare, get ready, provide, furnish |
| 6 | Latin | compar | equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,... |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 French comparatiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | comparatiste | comparatist |