Where does “irregularist” come from?
irregularist (English) comes from English irregular, from Old French irreguler, from Latin irrēgulāris, from Latin rēgulāris, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
irregularist (English): One who is irregular
Definitions
- One who is irregular
Ancestry of “irregularist”, step by step
irregularist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irregular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irregular | nonstandard; not conforming to rules or... |
| 2 | Old French | irreguler | — |
| 3 | Latin | irrēgulāris | irregular, unusual |
| 4 | Latin | rēgulāris | ductile (able to be formed into a bar) |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 | — |