Where does “neurologist” come from?
Neurologist comes from English -logist, English -logy, Latin -ista, and Proto-Indo-European roots including snḗh₁wr̥ and (s)neh₁-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yéti.
neurologist (English): A doctor or scientist who practices or...
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- A doctor or scientist who practices or...
Ancestry of “neurologist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐logist | A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy |
| 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 | — |