Where does “occidentalist” come from?
occidentalist (English) comes from English occidental, from Old French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, from Latin occidens, from Latin occido, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
occidentalist (English): One who studies occidental languages
Definitions
- One who studies occidental languages
Ancestry of “occidentalist”, step by step
occidentalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English occidental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occidental | Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident,... |
| 2 | Old French | occidental | — |
| 3 | Latin | occidentalis | western, westerly |
| 4 | Latin | occidens | falling down; going down, setting; perishing,... |
| 5 | Latin | occido | I fall down; I go down, set; I perish, die, pass... |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
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 | — |