Where does “ethnomethodologist” come from?
ethnomethodologist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
ethnomethodologist (English): A person engaged in ethnomethodology
Definitions
- A person engaged in ethnomethodology
Ancestry of “ethnomethodologist”, step by step
ethnomethodologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English ethnomethodology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethnomethodology | An academic discipline that attempts to... |
| 2 | English | ethno- | race; ethnicity |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |