Where does “geneticist” come from?

Geneticist derives from English genetic, from English genesis, from Latin genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-, a root meaning to beget or produce.

geneticist (English): A scientist who studies genes; A physician who...

Definitions

  1. A scientist who studies genes; A physician who...

Ancestry of “geneticist”, 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—

Words derived from “geneticist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →