Where does “detailist” come from?

detailist (English) comes from English detail, from French détail, from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

detailist (English): A person who is detail-oriented; One who focuses on detail

Definitions

  1. A person who is detail-oriented; One who focuses on detail

Ancestry of “detailist”, step by step

detailist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English detail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdetailSomething small enough to escape casual notice; A...
2Frenchdétaildetail
3Frenchdétaillerto detail; to retail
4Old Frenchdetailler
5Old Frenchdé-
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós