Where does “ornamentalist” come from?
ornamentalist (English) comes from English ornamental, from English ornament, from Middle English ornament, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornāmentum, from Latin ornō, from Latin ōrdnō, from Latin ōrdō — to arrange.
ornamentalist (English): An artist who favours an ornamental style
Definitions
- An artist who favours an ornamental style
Ancestry of “ornamentalist”, step by step
ornamentalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ornamental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ornamental | Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other... |
| 2 | English | ornament | An element of decoration; that which embellishes... |
| 3 | Middle English | ornament | — |
| 4 | Old French | ornement | ornament |
| 5 | Latin | ornāmentum | equipment, apparatus, furniture |
| 6 | Latin | ornō | to furnish, equip, outfit, prepare |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdnō | — |
| 8 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |
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 | — |