Where does “liturgist” come from?
liturgist (English) comes from English liturgy, from Middle French liturgie, from Latin lītūrgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία, from Ancient Greek λειτουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon — to make.
liturgist (English): A person knowledgable about liturgy; One who...
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- A person knowledgable about liturgy; One who...
Ancestry of “liturgist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liturgy | A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that... |
| 2 | Middle French | liturgie | — |
| 3 | Latin | lītūrgia | liturgy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργία | public service; ministration |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργός | public servant; minister |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |