Where does “ichneumonologist” come from?
ichneumonologist (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.
ichneumonologist (English): One who studies ichneumonology
Definitions
- One who studies ichneumonology
Ancestry of “ichneumonologist”, step by step
ichneumonologist 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 ichneumonology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ichneumonology | The study of ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae) |
| 2 | Latin | ichneumōnologia | ichneumonology |
| 3 | Latin | ichneumon | Egyptian mongoose, "Herpestes ichneumon";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰχνεύμων | an Egyptian animal of the weasel-kind, which... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἰχνεύω | to trace |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |