Where does “panoplist” come from?
panoplist (English) comes from English panoply, from Ancient Greek πανοπλία, from Ancient Greek πάνοπλος, from Ancient Greek ὅπλον, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
panoplist (English): One who wears a complete set of armour
Definitions
- One who wears a complete set of armour
Ancestry of “panoplist”, step by step
panoplist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English panoply
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | panoply | A splendid display of something; A collection or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πανοπλία | suit of armour |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάνοπλος | in full armour |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὅπλον | tool, instrument; a ship's tackle, rope;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
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 | — |