Where does “qanunist” come from?
qanunist (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.
qanunist (English): Someone who plays a qanun
Definitions
- Someone who plays a qanun
Ancestry of “qanunist”, step by step
qanunist 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 qanun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | qanun | A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument... |
| 2 | Turkish | kanun | law, statute, code, written set of rules; qanun |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قانون | law (of man, as distinct from the law of God) |
| 4 | Arabic | قَانُون | law, regulation; tax, law |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κανών | rod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod... |