Where does “pilpulist” come from?
pilpulist (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.
pilpulist (English): One who engages in pilpul
Definitions
- One who engages in pilpul
Ancestry of “pilpulist”, step by step
pilpulist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English pilpul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pilpul | Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling; Penetrating... |
| 2 | Hebrew | פלפול | Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling |
| 3 | Hebrew | פלפל | pepper; defective spelling of פילפל |
| 4 | Classical Persian | پلپل | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |