Where does “parodist” come from?

parodist (English) comes from English parody, from Latin parodia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

parodist (English): A person who parodies

Definitions

  1. A person who parodies

Ancestry of “parodist”, step by step

parodist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English parody

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparodyA work or performance that imitates another work...
2Latinparodia
3Ancient Greekπαρῳδίαparody
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via French parodiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparodisteparodist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek παρῳδία