Where does “paysagist” come from?
paysagist (English) comes from French paysagiste, from French paysage, from French pays, from Middle French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos — to attach.
paysagist (English): An artist who paints landscapes
Definitions
- An artist who paints landscapes
Ancestry of “paysagist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paysagiste | a land artist; a landscape designer, a landscape... |
| 2 | French | paysage | countryside; landscape |
| 3 | French | pays | land, country, region, nation; country |
| 4 | Middle French | pays | land; country; region |
| 5 | Old French | païs | Alternative form of pais; country |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pagensis | — |
| 7 | Latin | pāgus | district, canton, region |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |