Where does “etymologist” come from?
etymologist (English) comes from English etymology, from Middle English ethymologie, from Old French ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
etymologist (English): A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in...
Definitions
- A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in...
Ancestry of “etymologist”, step by step
etymologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English etymology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etymology | The study of the historical development of... |
| 2 | Middle English | ethymologie | The purported true, primordial and innate sense... |
| 3 | Old French | ethimologie | etymology |
| 4 | Latin | etymologia | etymology |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐτυμολογία | etymology |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via French étymologiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | étymologiste | etymologist (person who specializes in etymology) |
| 2 | French | -iste | -ist; -istic |