Where does “psalmist” come from?
Psalmist comes from English psalm plus the suffix -ista from Latin, -ιστής from Ancient Greek, derived from the verb -ίζω in Ancient Greek, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti meaning "to do or perform."
psalmist (English): A composer of psalms; A composer of one of the...
Definitions
- A composer of psalms; A composer of one of the...
Ancestry of “psalmist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | psalm | A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in... |
| 2 | Middle English | salm | — |
| 3 | Old English | psealm | psalm |
| 4 | Latin | psalmus | psalm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ψαλμός | twitching or twanging with the fingers; sound of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ψάλλω | to twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ψάω | to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to... |