Where does “irenicist” come from?
irenicist (English) comes from English irenic, from Ancient Greek εἰρηνικός, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
irenicist (English): A proponent of irenicism
Definitions
- A proponent of irenicism
Ancestry of “irenicist”, step by step
irenicist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irenic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irenic | Promoting or fitted to promote peace;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἰρηνικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Εἰρήνη | peace |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰρήνη | peace |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
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 | — |