Where does “concertist” come from?

concertist (English) comes from English concert, from French concert, from Italian concerto, from Latin concertō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

concertist (English): A choir singer designated to sing solo sections

Definitions

  1. A choir singer designated to sing solo sections

Ancestry of “concertist”, step by step

concertist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English concert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconcertTo plan together; to settle or adjust by...
2Frenchconcertconcert musical entertainment
3Italianconcertoconcert, recital; concerto; agreement, concert
4Latinconcertōto fight or contend
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste—
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—

via French concertiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconcertisteconcert performer (especially a soloist)
2French-iste-ist; -istic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →