Where does “motettist” come from?
motettist (English) comes from English motet, from French motet, from French mot, from Middle French mot, from Old French mot, from Medieval Latin mota, from Frankish *mot, from Proto-Germanic *motta — dark, dirty.
motettist (English): The composer of a motet
Definitions
- The composer of a motet
Ancestry of “motettist”, step by step
motettist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English motet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motet | A composition adapted to sacred words in the... |
| 2 | French | motet | motet |
| 3 | French | mot | word; note, message |
| 4 | Middle French | mot | word |
| 5 | Old French | mot | word; Alternative form of molt |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | mota | a mound, hill; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 7 | Frankish | *mot | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *motta | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | mutô | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mut- | dark, dirty |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |