Where does “liquorist” come from?
liquorist (English) comes from English liquor, from Middle English licour, from Old French licour, from Latin liquor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
liquorist (English): A manufacturer of liquors
Definitions
- A manufacturer of liquors
Ancestry of “liquorist”, step by step
liquorist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English liquor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liquor | A liquid, a fluid; A drinkable liquid; A liquid... |
| 2 | Middle English | licour | liquid; juice, blood; A beverage or drink; a... |
| 3 | Old French | licour | liquid; alcoholic drink; liquor |
| 4 | Latin | liquor | fluidity, liquidity; a liquid, fluid; to be fluid... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 | — |