Where does “idolist” come from?
idolist (English) comes from English idol, from Middle English ydole, from Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.
idolist (English): A worshipper of idols
Definitions
- A worshipper of idols
Ancestry of “idolist”, step by step
idolist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English idol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idol | A graven image or representation of anything that... |
| 2 | Middle English | ydole | An idol representation of a pagan god |
| 3 | Old French | idole | — |
| 4 | Latin | idolum | image, form, especially a spectre, apparition or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἴδωλον | phantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
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 | — |