Where does “eulogist” come from?

eulogist (English) comes from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

eulogist (English): A speaker who delivers a funeral oration for a...

Definitions

  1. A speaker who delivers a funeral oration for a...

Ancestry of “eulogist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
2Old French-iste
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής
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