Where does “referologist” come from?
referologist (English) comes from English ologist, from English -ologist, from English ‐logist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής.
referologist (English): A medical doctor who preferentially refers patients to specialists and other medical practitioners
Definitions
- A medical doctor who preferentially refers patients to specialists and other medical practitioners
Ancestry of “referologist”, step by step
referologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ologist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ologist | One who studies some branch of learning,... |
| 2 | English | -ologist | Alternative spelling of -logist |
| 3 | English | ‐logist | A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy |
| 4 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 5 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English refer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | refer | To direct the attention of; To submit to for... |
| 2 | Middle English | referren | — |
| 3 | Old French | referer | to tell; to talk about; to speak of |
| 4 | Latin | referre | present active infinitive of referō; to refer |
| 5 | Latin | ferre | present active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |