Where does “ornithologist” come from?
Ornithologist comes from Latin -ista, Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (one who speaks about birds), λόγος (speech, account), λέγω (to speak), Proto-Indo-European leǵ- (to gather, speak), and -yéti (agent suffix).
ornithologist (English): A person who studies or practices ornithology
Definitions
- A person who studies or practices ornithology
Ancestry of “ornithologist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ornithology | The branch of zoology that deals with the... |
| 2 | New Latin | ornithologia | ornithology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀρνιθολόγος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |