Where does “pyrometallurgist” come from?

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

pyrometallurgist (English): One who carries out pyrometallurgy

Definitions

  1. One who carries out pyrometallurgy

Ancestry of “pyrometallurgist”, step by step

pyrometallurgist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English metallurgist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetallurgistA person who works in metal; A person skilled in...
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 pyro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpyroa pyromaniac; pyrocellulose; pyrotechnician
2Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής