Where does “ethnologist” come from?
Ethnologist comes from English -logist, from English -logy, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.
ethnologist (English): One who practices ethnology
Definitions
- One who practices ethnology
Ancestry of “ethnologist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐logist | A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy |
| 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 | — |