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Where does “genealogist” come from?

Genealogist comes from English genealogy plus the Latin suffix -ista, from Latin genealogia, from Ancient Greek γενεαλογία, combining Ancient Greek λόγος (discourse) and γενεά (lineage).

genealogist (English): A person who studies or practises genealogy, an...

Definitions

  1. A person who studies or practises genealogy, an...

Ancestry of “genealogist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenealogyThe descent of a person, family, or group from an...
2Middle Englishgenealogie—
3Old Frenchgenealogiegenealogy
4Latingenealogiagenealogy; ablative singular of geneālogia
5Ancient Greekγενεαλογίαgenealogy
6Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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