Where does “illustratress” come from?

illustratress (English) comes from English illustrator, from English illustrate, from English illustration, from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

illustratress (English): A female illustrator

Definitions

  1. A female illustrator

Ancestry of “illustratress”, step by step

illustratress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English illustrator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishillustratora person who draws pictures
2EnglishillustrateTo shed light upon; To clarify something by...
3EnglishillustrationThe act of illustrating; the act of making clear...
4Middle Frenchillustration
5Latinillūstrātiōthe action of lighting up, brightening
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-