Where does “pictorialist” come from?

pictorialist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

pictorialist (English): An artist working in the style of pictorialism;...

Definitions

  1. An artist working in the style of pictorialism;...

Ancestry of “pictorialist”, step by step

pictorialist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via English pictorial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpictorialOf, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by...
2Latinpictōrius—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →