Where does “dickologist” come from?
dickologist (English) comes from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dickologist (English): Someone who specializes in knowledge of the penis
Definitions
- Someone who specializes in knowledge of the penis
Ancestry of “dickologist”, step by step
dickologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 2 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 3 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 4 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 5 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ologist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ologist | One who studies some branch of learning,... |
| 2 | English | -ologist | Alternative spelling of -logist |
| 3 | English | ‐logist | A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy |
| 4 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 5 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |