Where does “lexiconist” come from?
lexiconist (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.
lexiconist (English): A writer of a lexicon
Definitions
- A writer of a lexicon
Ancestry of “lexiconist”, step by step
lexiconist 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 lexicon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lexicon | The vocabulary of a language; A dictionary that... |
| 2 | New Latin | lexicon | a dictionary, a lexicon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λεξικόν | lexicon, dictionary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέξις | a saying, speech; word, phrase |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |