Where does “periodicalist” come from?

periodicalist (English) comes from English periodical, from English period, from Middle English periode, from Middle French periode, from Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.

periodicalist (English): One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical

Definitions

  1. One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical

Ancestry of “periodicalist”, step by step

periodicalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English periodical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiodicalA publication issued regularly, but less...
2EnglishperiodA length of time; A period of time in history...
3Middle Englishperiode—
4Middle Frenchperiode—
5Latinperiodusa complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...
6Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
7Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
8Proto-Hellenic*hodós—

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste—
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hodós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὁδός →Every word from Ancient Greek περίοδος →