Where does “proverbialist” come from?

proverbialist (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.

proverbialist (English): One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or...

Definitions

  1. One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or...

Ancestry of “proverbialist”, step by step

proverbialist traces back through 3 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 proverbial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproverbialOf, resembling, or expressed as a proverb,...
2Latinproverbialis

via Romanian proverbial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianproverbialproverbial
2Frenchproverbialproverbial
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής
proverbialist — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer