Where does “phlogistonist” come from?
phlogistonist (English) comes from English phlogiston, from New Latin phlogiston, from Ancient Greek φλογιστόν, from Ancient Greek φλογιστός, from Ancient Greek φλόξ, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
phlogistonist (English): An early chemist who studied the presumed...
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- An early chemist who studied the presumed...
Ancestry of “phlogistonist”, step by step
phlogistonist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phlogiston
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phlogiston | The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed... |
| 2 | New Latin | phlogiston | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φλογιστόν | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φλογιστός | burnt up, inflammable |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φλόξ | flame, blaze |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φλέγω | I set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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 | — |