Where does “lobotomist” come from?

lobotomist (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.

lobotomist (English): Someone who performs lobotomies

Definitions

  1. Someone who performs lobotomies

Ancestry of “lobotomist”, step by step

lobotomist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via English lobotomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlobotomyA surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the...
2EnglishlobeAny projection or division, especially one of a...
3Middle Frenchlobe
4New Latinlobusa lobe; hull, husk, pod; lobe
5Ancient Greekλοβόςlobe of the ear; lobe of the liver; lobe of the...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής