Where does “logistician” come from?
logistician (English) comes from English logistic, from French logistique, from French loger, from Middle French logier, from Old French logier, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
logistician (English): A person involved with logistics
Definitions
- A person involved with logistics
Ancestry of “logistician”, step by step
logistician traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English logistic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logistic | Relating to symbolic logic; Relating to the... |
| 2 | French | logistique | Relating to symbolic logic; logistic; Relating to... |
| 3 | French | loger | To lodge, to stay, to be lodging; To find a... |
| 4 | Middle French | logier | to lodge |
| 5 | Old French | logier | to lodge (stay non-permanently) |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via French logisticien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | logisticien | a logistician |