Where does “humanist” come from?
Humanist comes from Middle French humaniste, a practitioner of studia humanitatis concerned with human letters and learning.
humanist (English): A scholar of one of the subjects in the...
Definitions
- A scholar of one of the subjects in the...
Ancestry of “humanist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | humaniste | humanist |
Words derived from “humanist”