Where does “palinodist” come from?
palinodist (English) comes from English palinode, from Middle French palinod, from Latin palinōdia, from Ancient Greek παλινῳδία, from Ancient Greek πάλιν, from Ancient Greek πάλις, from Proto-Indo-European kʷl̥His, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
palinodist (English): The author of a palinode
Definitions
- The author of a palinode
Ancestry of “palinodist”, step by step
palinodist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English palinode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | palinode | A poem in which the author retracts something... |
| 2 | Middle French | palinod | — |
| 3 | Latin | palinōdia | The repetition of a song; recantation, palinode |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παλινῳδία | palinode |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάλιν | back, backwards; again, once more, anew; again,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάλις | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷl̥His | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
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 | — |
via French palinodiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | palinodiste | — |