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Where does “ophiolitologist” come from?

ophiolitologist (English) comes from English ologist, from English -ologist, from English ‐logist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής.

ophiolitologist (English): One who studies ophiolites

Definitions

  1. One who studies ophiolites

Ancestry of “ophiolitologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishologistOne who studies some branch of learning,...
2English-ologistAlternative spelling of -logist
3English‐logist—
4English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
5Old French-iste—
6Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
7Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
8Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
9Proto-Hellenic-tās—
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