Where does “midrashist” come from?

midrashist (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.

midrashist (English): One who writes a commentary on the Midrash

Definitions

  1. One who writes a commentary on the Midrash

Ancestry of “midrashist”, step by step

midrashist 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 Midrash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMidrashA Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew...
2HebrewמִדְרָשׁMidrash
3Aramaicדרשto study; to argue, to dispute; to converse, to...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής