Where does “dartist” come from?
dartist (English) comes from English dart, from Middle English dart, from Old French dart, from Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish darōþu, from Proto-Germanic darōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
dartist (English): A skilled darts player
Definitions
- A skilled darts player
Ancestry of “dartist”, step by step
dartist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dart | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown... |
| 2 | Middle English | dart | A hand-thrown spear or missile; a javelin;... |
| 3 | Old French | dart | spear, javelin |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dardus | spear |
| 5 | Frankish | darōþu | throwing spear, arrow; dart, spear; light spear,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | darōþuz | a light spear; javelin; dart |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English artist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | artist | A person who creates art; A person who is skilled... |
| 2 | French | artiste | artist |
| 3 | Latin | artista | — |
| 4 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |