Where does “philologaster” come from?
philologaster (English) comes from English aster, from German Aster, from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
philologaster (English): An inferior philologist
Definitions
- An inferior philologist
Ancestry of “philologaster”, step by step
philologaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aster | Any of several plants of the genus "Aster"; one... |
| 2 | German | Aster | A taxonomic plant genus, within tribe Astereae -... |
| 3 | Latin | astēr | A star |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οὐρέω | I make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English philology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | philology | The humanistic study of historical linguistics;... |
| 2 | Middle French | philologie | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φιλολογία | love of reasoning; love of learning, love of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φιλόλογος | that loves to speak, loquacious; loving logic;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λόγος | word, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |