Where does “memorialist” come from?

memorialist (English) comes from English memorial, from Latin memoriale, from Latin memorialis, from Latin memoria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

memorialist (English): A writer of memorials; One who signs a petition

Definitions

  1. A writer of memorials; One who signs a petition

Ancestry of “memorialist”, step by step

memorialist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English memorial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmemorialMemory; recollection; Something, such as a...
2Latinmemorialememorial; nominative neuter singular of...
3Latinmemorialisof or pertaining to memory or remembrance;...
4Latinmemoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a...
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

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 French mémorialiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmémorialistememorialist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius
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