Where does “herbalist” come from?

Herbalist comes from English herbal plus the Latin suffix -ista, derived from Ancient Greek -ιστής, which derives from the Ancient Greek verb -ίζω, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European verbal roots -idyé-, -idyéti, and -yéti.

herbalist (English): A person who treats diseases by means of...

Definitions

  1. A person who treats diseases by means of...

Ancestry of “herbalist”, 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 -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →