Where does “costumist” come from?
costumist (English) comes from English costume, from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
costumist (English): A costumier
Definitions
- A costumier
Ancestry of “costumist”, step by step
costumist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English costume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | costume | A style of dress, including garments, accessories... |
| 2 | French | costume | A style of dress characteristic of a particular... |
| 3 | Italian | costume | A custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 6 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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 | — |