Where does “hybridist” come from?
hybridist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
hybridist (English): A horticulturist who hybridizes plants
Definitions
- A horticulturist who hybridizes plants
Ancestry of “hybridist”, step by step
hybridist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English hybrid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hybrid | Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different... |
| 2 | Latin | hybrida | a hybrid, mongrel; person born of a Roman father... |
| 3 | Latin | ibrida | Alternative form of hibrida; a mongrel;... |
| 4 | Latin | hibrida | hybrid, mongrel, half-breed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὕβρις | pride; insolence; outrage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ud- | up, out, away; outward, up |