Where does “decalogist” come from?
decalogist (English) comes from English Decalogue, from Middle French Décalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
decalogist (English): One who explains the Decalogue
Definitions
- One who explains the Decalogue
Ancestry of “decalogist”, step by step
decalogist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Decalogue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Decalogue | Any set of rules that have the weight of... |
| 2 | Middle French | Décalogue | — |
| 3 | Latin | decalogus | Decalogue |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δεκάλογος | Decalogue, the Ten Commandments |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λόγος | word, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
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 | — |