Where does “portrayist” come from?
portrayist (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.
portrayist (English): One who portrays or depicts
Definitions
- One who portrays or depicts
Ancestry of “portrayist”, step by step
portrayist 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 portray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | portray | To paint or draw the likeness of; To describe in... |
| 2 | Middle French | portraire | to portray |
| 3 | Latin | protraho | I drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |