Where does “conversationist” come from?
conversationist (English) comes from English conversation, from Middle English conversacioun, from French conversation, from Latin conversātiō, from Latin conversor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
conversationist (English): Someone skilled in the art of conversation
Definitions
- Someone skilled in the art of conversation
Ancestry of “conversationist”, step by step
conversationist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English conversation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conversation | Expression and exchange of individual ideas... |
| 2 | Middle English | conversacioun | — |
| 3 | French | conversation | conversation |
| 4 | Latin | conversātiō | way of life, conduct or behavior |
| 5 | Latin | conversor | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | 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 | — |