Where does “homilist” come from?
homilist (English) comes from English homily, from Middle English omelī, from Old French omelie, from Latin homīlia, from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία, from Ancient Greek ὅμῑλος, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
homilist (English): One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a...
Definitions
- One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a...
Ancestry of “homilist”, step by step
homilist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homily | A sermon, especially concerning a practical... |
| 2 | Middle English | omelī | — |
| 3 | Old French | omelie | — |
| 4 | Latin | homīlia | homily, sermon; a speech |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὁμιλία | intercourse, interaction, company; sexual... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὅμῑλος | a crowd or gathering of people; crowd, throng |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |